BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 10:32 GMT 11:32 UK
Belarus-Poland dispute escalates
Union of Poles, Grodno
The Union of Poles has been targeted by Belarus police
Poland has recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Belarus amid escalating tension between the Polish government and Belarus' president.
President Alexander Lukashenko has accused the Polish minority in Belarus of plotting to overthrow him.
On Wednesday, Belarussian police raided the headquarters of an organisation representing ethnic Poles in Belarus and briefly detained its leader.
Each country has expelled the other's diplomats in recent months.
About 400,000 ethnic Poles live in Belarus, in areas that were part of Poland until World War II.
Mr Lukashenko has accused Poland of interfering in Belarussian affairs and seeking to provoke mass protests against his government.
Poland says Mr Lukashenko's government is persecuting the Polish community.
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4724013.stm
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