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Poland suspects assassination attempts on PM, defense minister

Poland's interior ministry said Sunday that the country's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz may have been targeted by assassination attempts. "A report about a potential assassination attempt on Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as well as on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, was transmitted to the police via the…

Poland suspects assassination attempts on PM, defense minister

Poland's interior ministry has reported suspicions of assassination attempts against the nation's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. The potential threats were communicated to the police through the State Protection Service. Interior spokeswoman Karolina Galecka disclosed this information during a press briefing.

The ministry subsequently instructed authorities to take necessary actions based on the received intelligence regarding the possible assassination attempt on the prime minister and the deputy prime minister, who serves as the defense minister as well. Representatives from the police, state protection service, and internal security agency attended a meeting on Sunday to discuss these matters.

Minister-coordinator of special services Jacek Dobrzynski emphasized the seriousness of the situation, stating that they are treating it as a deadly serious matter.

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