Poland has become the latest European country to start building an anti-refugee wall, with a new fence on its border with Belarus.
The 2.5-metre high wall would be modelled on one built by Hungary on its border with Serbia in 2015, Polish defence minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.
"We are dealing with an attack on Poland. It is an attempt to trigger a migration crisis," he told press at a briefing near the Belarus frontier on Monday (23 August).
"It is [also] necessary to in...
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