Poland: Police foils alleged assassination attempt against PM
Poland's interior ministry said Sunday a man had been detained on suspicion of plotting an attack against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence minister…
France 24 reports: Poland's interior ministry said Sunday a man had been detained on suspicion of plotting an attack against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski told Polish media that the suspect, a man in his 60s, had been arrested in the southwestern region of Lower Silesia. He was identified through an analysis of content posted online.
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- Poland · Europe
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- PM, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Defence, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz
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- Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Warsaw, Adrien Sarlat. (France 24)
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