{
  "id": 13700052,
  "title": "Poland on alert amid possible attack on PM, defense minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/poland-on-alert-amid-possible-attack-on-pm-defense-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T10:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/poland-on-alert-amid-possible-attack-on-pm-defense-minister/a-79633128?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Polish authorities convened an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss a possible assassination attempt against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. The move came after police received information about a potential threat, according to Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka. This incident follows a series of knife attacks at schools in Poland over the past week, leaving at least one person dead and many others injured, including children. The attacks have raised concerns about the rising glorification of violence online and its impact on young people. Polish Prime Minister Tusk stated that the attacks were spontaneous actions fueled by this glorification, rather than a specific political ideology. He emphasized the need for continued police checks at schools to prevent copycat attacks following the exposure of children to violent online content.",
  "summary": "Poland was holding an emergency meeting after police received information about a possible assassination plot against PM Donald Tusk. The meeting comes amid a wave of violence at Polish schools this week.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Poland’s police warn of a possible plot to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/polands-police-warn-of-a-possible-plot-to-attack-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-11T10:11:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Poland on alert amid possible attack on PM, defense minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/poland-on-alert-amid-possible-attack-on-pm-defense-minister-13700556",
        "published": "2026-10-11T10:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Poland suspects assassination attempt on prime minister and defense minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/poland-suspects-assassination-attempt-on-prime-minister-and-defense",
        "published": "2026-10-11T11:40:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Poland suspects assassination attempts on PM, defense minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/poland-suspects-assassination-attempts-on-pm-defense-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-11T12:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}