Poland says police got information about possible attack on PM and Defence Minister
Security services treated the threat as deadly serious after police received credible information and detained a suspect, officials said.
- On Sunday, Polish authorities convened an emergency meeting at the Internal Security Agency's Counter-Terrorism Centre after police received credible information regarding a potential assassination attempt against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
- Describing the threat as "deadly serious," special services spokesperson Jacek Dobrzynski stated that authorities consider there is a "high probability" the plot could be carried out, though officials declined to provide specific details about the warning's origin.
- Intelligence sources indicated the warning included specific addresses linked to Tusk and Kosiniak-Kamysz; reports from daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza suggest the threat originated from "right-wing extremists," making this communication more disturbing than previous warnings.
- Government spokesperson Adam Szlapka confirmed Tusk was briefed Sunday morning at around 7 a.m., stating "the matter is serious," while emphasizing the Prime Minister remains in Warsaw and continues his official duties.
- This alert follows a week of heightened vigilance in Poland, where authorities manage both a surge in school violence and ongoing hybrid attacks by Russia intended to weaken Western support for Ukraine.
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The Polish police received information concerning the possible assassination of the Prime Minister of the country, Donald Tuska, as well as the Minister of Defence, Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamish, and reported to the Minister for Coordination of Polish Special Services, Jacek Dobzhinski.
Poland announced that it had arrested a person in connection with a plot to attack the country's prime minister and defense minister.
Polish police have detained a man suspected of planning an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the interior minister said on Sunday, after being alerted to threats against Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kośniak-Kamis.
Attack alert in Poland: The police have examined a reference to attacks against Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Meanwhile, a man has been arrested.
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