2 Polish Troops Hurt as Illegal Immigrants Try Forcing Belarus Border

2 Polish Troops Hurt as Illegal Immigrants Try Forcing Belarus Border
Illegal aliens stuck along the Poland-Belarus border carry plastic water bottles as they are surrounded by Polish forces in Usnarz Gorny, Poland, on Sept. 1, 2021. Czarek Sokolowski/Reuters
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WARSAW, Poland—Officials in Poland said on Monday that two soldiers were lightly hurt when a group of some 60 illegal aliens tried to force their way across the border from Belarus.

The Border Guards office said the troops—who have been deployed to help protect the European Union’s eastern border from growing illegal immigration pressure—were treated at a hospital for facial injuries following the events Sunday near the village of Usnarz Gorny.