Four bodies found on Polish-Belarus border as spat over migrant crisis worsens
Four people have died on Poland's border with Belarus in recent days, amid accusations that the Belarusian government is funneling migrants to the European Union's eastern border in retaliation over western sanctions.
Three people were found dead on the Polish side of the border after suffering from hypothermia, Polish authorities said. A fourth person was found dead in Belarus, one meter from the border, Belarusian state agency Belta reported.
A growing number of migrants have been illegally crossing Poland's border from Belarus in recent weeks. In August alone, 3,000 people -- many from Afghanistan and Iraq -- attempted to enter Poland illegally, according to the Polish interior ministry.
In a press conference Monday, Poland's Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Mariusz Kamiński said one of the victims found Sunday was an Iraqi citizen who died near the Lithuanian border in Frącki, Poland.
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