Belarussian Ambassador to Czech Republic beaten and robbed in Warsaw

The authorities of Belarus sent a note of protest to Poland on Monday over the beating of its Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Vladimir Belsky was driving through Poland last Friday en route to Prague when unknown assailants in Warsaw attacked him, broke his arm, and stole his car. The ambassador was not hospitalized and is currently in Prague. According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Pavel Latushko, the government of Belarus "called Poland's attention to the fact that attacks on Belarussian citizens in Poland have become more and more frequent." Pawel Biedziak, a representative of the Polish police, gave assurances that all the necessary steps were being taken in order to investigate the incident. (Reuters; Rzeczpospolita, p.A2)