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Poland on Tuesday began construction of a new fence on its border with Belarus to block the entry of illegal migrants, which sparked a crisis between Warsaw and Minsk last year. • Read also: Migrants: Lukashenko accuses the EU of refusing any discussion with Belarus • Read also: Migration crisis: Kiev ready to shoot if migrants from Belarus come to Ukraine • Read also: The G7 calls on Belarus to end the migration crisis “immediately” "The sites were handed over to the drivers on Tuesday," border guard spokeswoman Captain Krystyna Jakimik-Jarosz told AFP. She declined to specify the location of the work. "Belarusian services are just waiting for this to send groups of migrants there, so for security reasons, we do not indicate the specific locations," sh...