Poland will be granting its soldiers the legal right to use weapons at the border with Belarus amid rising tensions over migrants. A new arms proposal by the Polish defence ministry is set to be presented to the government on June 10. “The possibility of using force and weapons in a threatening situation should be something obvious to the Polish soldier when defending the border”, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The remarks came after Polish servicemen were held for shooting at migrants trying to cross the Poland-Belarus border “illegally.” Polish news website Onet on June 5 reported that the “carefully concealed” firing incident took place in late March this year.