Poland probes suspected assassination attempts on PM, defence minister

Poland's interior ministry has reported that Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz may have been the targets of assassination attempts. The information was transmitted to the police through the State Protection Service. At a press conference, interior spokeswoman Karolina Galecka announced that authorities have been instructed to take action in response to the received information about a potential assassination attempt on the prime minister and deputy prime minister, who holds the position of defence minister as well.

During the meeting on Sunday, representatives from the police, the State Protection Service, and the internal security agency were present. Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesperson for the minister-coordinator of special services, emphasized to journalists that the matter was being treated with the utmost seriousness. He stated that threats and menacing messages targeting Poland and its citizens have been increasing in frequency.

Dobrzynski warned that the likelihood of these threats being carried out is high. Poland, being a member of NATO and the EU, has recently been on high alert due to multiple stabbing attacks in the past week. Prime Minister Tusk denounced these attacks as a "cult of violence" on Thursday.