Polish police: possible assassination plot against Prime Minister Tusk and Defence Minister
Polish law enforcement authorities are investigating a possible assassination plot against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the defence minister. The special services view the situation as extremely serious.
Extreme meeting in Warsaw over threat to highest state officials
Polish police suspect that an attempt was made to assassinate Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his deputy, who holds the position of defence minister, according to vz.lt. Karolina Galecka, a spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry, stated on the social network "X" that Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Minister Tomaszas Siemoniakas, who oversees intelligence, have instructed institutions to take action in light of information received about a possible assassination plot.
On Saturday at 11 a.m. local time (12 p.m. Lithuanian time), representatives of the police, the State Security Service and Poland's internal intelligence agency met in Warsaw at the counter-terrorism centre.
"We are taking this matter extremely seriously," said Jacek Dobrzyński, a spokesman for the minister coordinating special services activities, later telling journalists. He also noted that "month after month, year after year" the services receive an increasing number of threats related to Poland, and that in this case there is "a high probability" that the threats could be carried out.
Government spokesman Adam Szlapka confirmed to the broadcaster "Polsat News" that "the matter is serious". According to him, D. Tusk was informed of the threat on Sunday at around 7 a.m. and remained in Warsaw, continuing to carry out his official duties.
The threat context encompasses a broader security situation in the region. In September, D. Tusk warned of potentially intensifying Russian hybrid attacks on NATO's eastern flank, asserting that Russia was planning strikes against European countries supporting Ukraine. Moscow denies such plans.
Earlier this week, Polish officials had already declared a high level of alert following three attacks in schools over four days in Masovia Voivodeship, which includes the capital Warsaw. D. Tusk described these attacks as "spontaneous actions" prompted by violence "glorified" on the Internet. Western intelligence services have also warned defence company executives in Europe that Russia is stepping up efforts to physically eliminate them.
Source: Google News LT — Crime (lt)