Belarus expelled two more Polish diplomats

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision was "in connection with Poland's excessive and destructive response".

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Belarus expelled two more Polish diplomats after Warsaw expelled a Belarusian diplomat for an attack following a World War II commemoration, Radio Free Europe reported today.

Belarus' Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had expelled two diplomats "in connection with Poland's excessive and destructive response".

Two senior members of the Polish consulate in the city of Hrodno were given 48 hours to leave the country, the ministry announced.

The unofficial commemorative event at the center of the dispute took place on February 28 in the southwestern Belarusian city of Brest to honor the so-called "damned soldiers," Polish fighters who initially fought against Nazi occupation and later turned against the Soviets.

Soldiers treated non-Poles, especially Belarusians, violently.

Minsk earlier announced it was expelling Polish consul Jerzy Timofejuk, saying he had taken part in the ceremony, prompting Warsaw to also declare the Belarusian diplomat "persona non grata" the following day.

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