The Polish foreign ministry has summoned Belarussian ambassador Pavel Latushka in connection with the detention of Polish citizens in Minsk Thursday night when a opposition gathering on the city's main square was dispersed by the Belarussian police.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Pawel Dobrowolski told the Polish Press Agency on Friday that the ministry demanded information on reasons and circumstances of the affair intolerable in bilateral relations, and protested against the use of force against Polish citizens.

Dobrowolski said Poland demands Belarussian authorities inform in an official statement about the fate of Polish citizens detained last night and the exact number of Poles arrested and their personal data.

The Polish consul in Minsk managed to identify two of the detained Poles who are a former Polish ambassador to Belarus, Mariusz Maszkiewicz, and a journalist from the daily Gazeta Wyborcza. Polish embassy members in Minsk will meet local officials to establish what befell the missing Poles.

Source: Xinhua