Polish neo-Nazi accused of planning mosque and school attacks
- On Tuesday, Polish authorities charged a 17-year-old linked to neo-Nazi groups with preparing terrorist attacks on a school and mosque. The suspect, Pawel G., was detained on Friday.
- Investigators linked Pawel to two 16-year-olds, Kacper K. and Wiktor S., who were previously detained. The trio communicated online via extremist circles on Telegram and Discord.
- Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek stated targets included a mosque and a school. The ABW reported the group analyzed past terrorist methods as sources of inspiration.
- Pawel could face up to 15 years in prison. Kacper K. and Wiktor S. remain in juvenile detention centers pending trial.
- Justice Minister Zurek said, "There is not and will not be any leniency for fascism, hatred, or the planning of bloody attacks in Poland." The case underscores authorities' stance against extremism.
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A 17-year-old Polish boy is suspected of preparing a terrorist act. In his messages, he wrote about attacking a school and a mosque.
Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) has detained a 17-year-old accused of planning a terrorist attack targeting a school and a mosque, Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Zurek said on Tuesday.
Poland charges neo-Nazi linked teen over alleged plans to attack school, mosque
Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) said that his arrest came after the previously announced detention of two 16-year-olds he had been in contact with online neo-Nazi circles on Telegram.
In Poland, three minors have been arrested in the past few days in connection with neo-Nazi and extremist circles. According to the country's Internal Security Agency (ABW), after the first two minors were arrested, a third, Pawel G., was also arrested, who also faces charges, the most important of which is the preparation of a terrorist act that could have killed many people.
Polish neo-Nazi accused of planning mosque and school attacks
WARSAW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Polish authorities said on Tuesday that they have charged a man linked to neo-Nazi groups with offences including preparing attacks on a school and a mosque. Prosecutors said that Pawel G., a Polish national born in 2009 w...
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