Poland turns water cannon on rock-throwing migrants at Belarus border

A still image, taken from a handout video released by the Polish Defence Ministry, shows Polish law enforcement officers, who stand guard and use a water cannon on migrants at Kuznica - Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish-Belarusian border, Poland, November 16, 2021. MON/Handout via REUTERS .

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish security forces turned water cannon on migrants who threw rocks across the Belarusian border, where thousands have gathered in a chaotic attempt to reach the European Union, video footage shared by authorities showed on Tuesday.

The crisis has led the EU to prepare further sanctions against Belarus, which it accuses of attempting to destabilise the bloc by pushing migrants across the border illegally.