Poland suspects foreign intelligence behind drone plant fire
Agents of a foreign intelligence service were involved in setting fire to a plant operated by a company that makes drones for the Polish and Ukrainian militaries, Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office stated on Aug. 31.
Poland's National Prosecutor’s Office has accused a foreign intelligence agency of setting fire to a drone manufacturing facility, according to a report on Aug. 31. The probe, headed by a prosecutor from the Małopolska branch of the National Prosecutor’s Office's Department for Organized Crime and Corruption, indicates the blaze at WB Electronics SA's Skarżysko-Kamienna plant began when an incendiary device containing flammable substances was planted.
The fire gutted warehouse facilities, causing at least PLN15 million ($3.8 million) in losses, prosecutors said. The facility, situated between Warsaw and Kraków, produces military drone components utilized by both Poland and Ukraine. Surveillance footage showed an unidentified individual, wearing a balaclava, entering the premises by scaling a fence. Authorities later discovered an abandoned backpack and a long-sleeved shirt near the site.
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