Poland on High Alert as Suspected Assassination Plot Targets PM Donald Tusk and Defense Minister

Polish authorities have launched an urgent security response after police received information about a possible assassination plot targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

According to Reuters on October 11, Polish Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Gałecka confirmed that police had received information about a potential attack on both officials, prompting Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Special Services Coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak to order immediate action.

An emergency meeting of Poland’s security agencies was scheduled for 11 a.m. local time at the Counter-Terrorism Center of the Internal Security Agency (ABW).

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The meeting brought together representatives of the national police, the State Protection Service (SOP), and the ABW to assess the reported threat and coordinate a response.

Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for Poland’s special services coordinator, also confirmed the emergency measures. Speaking to the Polish Press Agency, he declined to disclose further details about the reported threat or the security meeting.

Earlier, Polish security services detained eight individuals suspected of preparing sabotage operations across the country. The suspects allegedly conducted reconnaissance of military facilities and critical infrastructure, prompting Polish officials to warn of growing threats to national security.

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