MINSK, 4 August (BelTA) – Five Iraqi citizens, who had been forcefully moved from Lithuania to Belarus, were found right at the border on 4 August in the area controlled by the Lida branch of the State Border Committee of Belarus, the committee's Spokesman Anton Bychkovsky told BelTA.
According to the source, the foreigners were stopped by a border patrol right at the border line. They looked like they had faced violence involving the use of firearms and had been bitten by service dogs.
The foreigners received first aid and were delivered to healthcare institutions, the State Border Committee of Belarus said.
