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Belarusian border guards at the border. Archival photoMINSK, April 12The Investigative Committee of Belarus announced that it had opened a criminal case in connection with the shelling of the Belarusian checkpoint with metal balls by Polish soldiers. «The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case in connection with a provocation on the Belarusian-Polish border» , — the message in the Telegram channel of the UK reads. As noted in the department, the investigation found that «on the night of April 10-11 this year, Polish servicemen fired on the Belarusian checkpoint Peschatka in the Brest region.» «At the time of shelling the module there a border detachment was serving, which could have suffered. In addition, the Polish security forces blinded the Belarusian military and video cameras with strobe lights to disorientate,» the message says. According to the Investigative Committee, during the inspection of the scene, the investigation found damage to the walls of the border module, as well as about four dozen metal balls. «On the seized CCTV footage, it is clear that three Polish security forces from throwing weapons, presumably special-purpose slingshots, are firing at the border module,» the ministry said. The actions of unidentified persons are qualified as especially malicious hooliganism. Under this article, punishment up to imprisonment for a term of up to ten years can be threatened. «The investigation regards the illegal actions of the Polish security forces as a deliberate provocation aimed at undermining stability and order on the state border,» the statement says.