Concern in Poland: Information about an assassination attempt on the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister
Polish authorities are examining information received about a possible assassination attempt on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The background of the threat and the identities of the suspects have not yet been revealed. The report comes amid a previous arrest of a suspect in planning an attack against politicians, but no connection between the cases has been confirmed.
Polish authorities are examining information received about a possible assassination attempt on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. According to a Reuters report, the Polish police received information about the possibility of an attack against the two senior officials. At this stage, no details have been revealed about advanced planning, a threat spread online, or the source of the information. It has also not been reported whether a decision was made to tighten security around them. The report comes amid a previous case: in August, a 23-year-old man was arrested in Poland on suspicion of planning a coordinated attack against senior politicians. According to the Central Cybercrime Unit, the suspect posted in a group dealing with weapons a call to "eliminate" several people and asked how to organize a coordinated attack. He expressed anger over the control of the two major political blocs in the country. A search of his home involved a dog to detect weapons and explosives, and he was arrested for a month and faces charges carrying a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison. However, there is no official confirmation of a link between the previous cases and the current threat. The authorities are only confirming that the information was received and is being examined, and have not published details about a possible motive, suspects, or involvement of a foreign entity.