Poland starts ‘terrorist’ investigation after drone factory fire
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A fire at the WB Electronics factory in the central city of Skarzysko-Kamienna was started deliberately, Polish prosecutors said.
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- Polish prosecutors launched a terrorism investigation after a deliberate fire at the WB Electronics drone factory in Skarzysko-Kamienna.
- The fire was controlled after two hours, with the ABW intelligence agency joining the investigation alongside police.
- Poland suspects involvement of a foreign intelligence service, amid ongoing accusations of Russian sabotage in the region since 2022.
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WARSAW – Polish prosecutors announced on Aug 31 that they had launched a terrorism investigation into a fire at a drone factory.
The fire at the WB Electronics factory in the central city of Skarzysko-Kamienna was started deliberately, a prosecution statement said.
The authorities have not said who was suspected, but Poland, a key ally of neighbouring Ukraine, has accused Russia several times of attempted sabotage since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Firefighters took two hours to bring the fire under control early on Aug 31, and the country’s ABW intelligence agency has joined the police in the investigation.
The prosecution statement said an investigation had started “for participation in the activities of a foreign intelligence service directed against the republic of Poland and for a terrorist offence, consisting of deliberately causing a fire on the premises of the WB Electronics factory using a device containing flammable materials”.
Several countries in Eastern Europe have said they have been the targets of spying and sabotage as part of a “hybrid war” they blame on Russia. AFP
