Polish police detain man over threat to PM and defence minister
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz thanked the police for their “swift and decisive” response.
PHOTO: REUTERS
- Polish police detained a man in his sixties over an alleged attack threat to Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
- Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said security services found him after analysing online posts, and the ministers thanked police for a “swift and decisive” response.
- The case comes amid political tension and high alert in Poland, following earlier threats against politicians and recent school violence.
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WARSAW - Polish police have detained a man suspected of planning an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Interior Minister said on Oct 11.
Marcin Kierwinski told state news channel TVP Info that police had detained a man in his sixties in the Lower Silesia region of southern Poland.
"Security services tracked him down through a detailed analysis of content posted online," Kierwinski said.
Tusk and Kosiniak-Kamysz thanked the police for their "swift and decisive" response in posts on X.
While violent crime is usually rare in Poland, the country is deeply polarised politically and has faced security threats due to its proximity to the war in Ukraine.
In August, police detained a 23-year-old man accused of calling for the assassination of senior Polish politicians.
In 2024, Tusk said he received threats after an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Authorities in Poland are currently on high alert following a wave of violence in schools that resulted in the death of a caretaker on Thursday. REUTERS