* Desperate migrants gathered at Belarusian frontier with Poland on Monday, attempting to hack down fence
* The men, women and children, were met by a line of Polish guards who forced them back with pepper spray
* Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is accused of 'weaponising' the migrants in his war with the West
* He was slapped with sanctions for a violent crackdown and for forcing a Ryanair flight from the sky in May
* Middle Eastern and African people have been flown into Belarus and ferried to border by Lukashenko's men
* Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki vowed to defend his country 'and the entire EU' from the illegal entrants
* Warsaw called action 'invasion' and declared it was sending 12,000 troops to reinforce 10,000 already there
* EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called on member states to impose new sanctions against Lukashenko
Poland has vowed to 'defend Europe' from a 'migrant invasion' unleashed by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko whose forces have coerced more than 1,000 refugees to smash through the border.
Desperate migrants gathered at the Belarusian frontier with Poland on Monday, attempting to hack down a barbed-wire fence only to meet a phalanx of Polish guards who forced them back with pepper spray.
Middle Eastern and African migrants have been flown into Belarus by Lukashenko who is using them as human cannon fodder in his battle with the EU, the US and Britain, after they imposed sanctions following a violent political crackdown, which included forcing a Ryanair flight from the sky in May.
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WNU Editor: Belarus is already under deep EU sanctions. I do not see what other sanctions can the EU impose on the country .... EU leadership calls for new sanctions against Belarus as migrant crisis on Polish border escalates (RT).
Update: The border is now officially closed .... Poland closes border crossing point with Belarus (Reuters).
More News On Migrants Storming The Polish Border From Belarus
‘Biggest attempt to enter Poland by force’ is underway, top official says -- RT
Migrants aided by Belarus try to push across Polish border -- AP
Belarus escorts 1,000 migrants towards Polish border -- The Guardian
Belarus-Poland: 3,000-4,000 migrants at border - Polish gov't -- Reuters
Crisis worsens on Poland-Belarus border as migrants congregate and troops are mobilized -- CNN
Poland says Belarus 'fully' controls migrants after attempted breach -- DW
Poland warns of further large migrant clashes on Belarus border -- Reuters
