Poland warns of possible attack on PM and defence minister
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 12:00 · Archive
Polish police received information about a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, prompting Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and the Minister-Coordinator of Special Services, Tomasz Siemoniak, to order action on Sunday. An emergency meeting was held at the Internal Security Agency's Counter-Terrorism Centre, though the nature of the apparent threat was not immediately made clear.
The alert comes amid a wave of violent attacks at Polish schools. A 19-year-old student injured nine people at a vocational school in the Mazovian province on Wednesday. The following day, a 15-year-old killed a school caretaker and injured two others at his former school, also in the same province. On Saturday, a 21-year-old woman wounded three people at an adult education school in Warsaw.
In response to the school violence, Polish police detained 117 people for carrying knives or dangerous weapons, or for threatening to attack schools or students. Police checked 64,000 schools, predominantly in the Mazovian province. Cybercrime investigators found no evidence that the attacks were coordinated or fuelled by a social media challenge.
How it is being reported
- Polish police warn of possible attack on Prime Minister Donald TuskPoland's police have received information about a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-KamyszIndependent World · 11 Oct, 12:10
- Poland on alert amid possible attack on PM, defense ministerPoland was holding an emergency meeting after police received information about a possible assassination plot against PM Donald Tusk. The meeting comes amid a wave of violence at Polish schools this week.DW News · 11 Oct, 11:48
- Poland says police got information about possible attack on PM and defense ministerThe announcement came as authorities in Poland have been on high alert following a wave of violence in schools that resulted in the death of a school caretakerNew York Post · 11 Oct, 10:07
In this story: Donald Tusk · Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz · Poland · Internal Security Agency · Mazovian province · Warsaw
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