Officers with Guns in the Subway. Police Investigate.
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Police officers armed with automatic weapons have been deployed to the metro. The Warsaw Metropolitan Police Department has issued a statement on the matter. The police are explaining why this measure was implemented.
"Sending police officers equipped with this type of weaponry to service is a proven solution, repeatedly used in the past as part of preventive measures," explains the Warsaw Police.
The presence of police patrols equipped with automatic weapons in the Warsaw metro is related to the introduction and implementation of alert levels across the country, the Warsaw Metropolitan Police Headquarters announced. The announcement comes in response to a photo of a police officer with an automatic weapon circulating online, which was linked to reports of possible foreign sabotage and the deployment of additional police forces.
Police officers equipped with automatic weapons are patrolling the Warsaw metro. The sight of armed officers has drawn the attention of passengers at a time when Polish services remain on heightened alert due to the threat of sabotage and subversion. However, in a statement sent to Onet, the Warsaw Metropolitan Police Headquarters reassured passengers that this does not indicate a specific threat in the capital.
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