Warsaw: More than 180 migrants illegally entered Poland from neighbouring Belarus through a concealed tunnel beneath a forested border area, Polish authorities confirmed on Friday, underscoring the increasingly complex challenges facing the EU’s eastern frontier.

Polish border guards discovered the narrow underground passageway on Thursday near the village of Narewka in the Podlaskie region after unusual activity was detected by surveillance systems. The makeshift tunnel carved under roots and earth and reinforced with wooden supports and metal rods stood only about 1.5 metres high, forcing travellers to crouch as they crept toward Polish territory.

Once the passage was uncovered, authorities moved swiftly. Around 130 of the migrants were detained inside Poland, while dozens remained a

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