* Footage released this morning shows how Polish troops were blinded by Belarus troops with lights and lasers
* Polish troops were trying to shore up the border fence between Poland and Belarus amid the migrant crisis
* Hours earlier, Belarusian troops destroyed parts of a 120 miles of barbed wire fence between the try countries
* Western allies have accused Belarus's leader Alexander Lukashenko of sending thousands of migrants into EU
* Speaking on Saturday, Britain's Britain's most senior military officer warned that there is a greater risk of an accidental war breaking out between the West and Russia than at any time since the Cold War
* Also on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia has nothing to do with the migrant crisis
The bitter dispute between Warsaw and Minsk dramatically escalated last night when Belarusian troops ripped up the border fence and prevented Polish soldiers from rebuilding it.
Film footage released this morning by Poland's Border Force reveals how its troops were blinded by lasers and strobe lights as they tried to shore up the frontier.
Hours earlier Belarus forces had destroyed part of the 120 miles of barbed wire fencing that separates the east European states.
Migrants were also armed with tear gas by the Belarus military to attack Polish forces once they got across the border.
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Update: Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters (NYTimes)
WNU Editor: Threats from the EU to ban Turkish flights if they do not stop sending migrants to Belarus appears to be working .... Poland border: Turkey blocks Belarus flights to ease migrant crisis (BBC).
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