Poland detains man suspected of planning assassination of PM Tusk
Police received credible information about possible attacks against Donald Tusk and his defence minister.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that an individual suspected of plotting an assassination against himself and his defense minister has been apprehended. The interior ministry had previously reported receiving credible information about potential attacks on Tusk and Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. Security services convened an urgent meeting on Sunday following the receipt of information regarding the planned attacks, with officials emphasizing the seriousness of the threat.
Tusk expressed gratitude to the police for their prompt and decisive actions in arresting the suspect. The individual was detained in the Lower Silesia region and is a Polish national, according to Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesman for the Special Services Coordinator. The suspect is believed to have had a strong likelihood of carrying out the threats, as revealed by an email forwarded to the police by the State Protection Service, responsible for the security of ministers.
Tusk has been serving as the Polish prime minister since 2023, having previously held the position from 2007 to 2014. He also served as president of the European Council from 2014 to 2019.
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