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Polish Security Services Hold Emergency Meeting Over Possible Assassination Threat
Confirmed
In Short: All outlets agreed that Polish security services held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the potential assassination threat against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Al Jazeera (Qatar) reported that Polish police received an email with information about a potential assassination threat, prompting an emergency meeting involving police, state protection service, and ministry representatives. The Times of Israel (Israel) and Kyiv Post (Ukraine) confirmed that the Interior Ministry ordered action after receiving a report about a potential assassination attempt on the two officials.
According to Al Jazeera (Qatar), the meeting was first announced after a September 24 meeting between Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish foreign ministers. However, The Times of Israel (Israel) and Kyiv Post (Ukraine) did not mention this detail, focusing instead on the immediate threat and the response by security services.
Both Al Jazeera (Qatar) and The Times of Israel (Israel) reported that the Interior Ministry spokesperson, Karolina Galecka, said the matter was serious and that the police had received information about a possible attack. The Kyiv Post (Ukraine) added that the threat had a high likelihood of being carried out, according to Jacek Dobrzyński, the spokesperson for the minister coordinating Poland’s intelligence services.
The BBC (United Kingdom) did not cover the assassination threat but reported on a meeting between Labour Party leaders Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham, unrelated to the Polish security situation.
The Times of Israel (Israel) and Kyiv Post (Ukraine) both noted that Prime Minister Tusk and Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz were informed about the threat early Sunday morning. Al Jazeera (Qatar) did not specify the timing of the notification.
All outlets agreed that Polish security services held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the potential assassination threat against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The threat was considered serious, and further action was decided upon, though details were not disclosed.
The meeting involved representatives from the police, state protection service, and ministry officials, indicating a coordinated response to the potential threat.
While violent crime is usually rare in Poland, the country's political polarization and proximity to the war in Ukraine have increased security concerns.
Tusk and Kosiniak-Kamysz thanked the police for their swift and decisive response in posts on X, acknowledging the seriousness of the situation.
The emergency meeting underscores the heightened security measures in place for high-ranking officials, reflecting the ongoing challenges in ensuring the safety of political leaders in a polarized political climate.
Background
Al Jazeera (Qatar) reported that police received an email with information about a potential assassination threat, prompting an emergency meeting involving police, state protection service, and ministry representatives.
Polish security services convened an emergency meeting on Sunday after receiving information about a possible assassination plot targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
What's confirmed
- Private broadcaster Radio Zet reported that police had received an email with information about the threat.
- In brief: Polish security services convened an emergency meeting on Sunday, Oct. 11, following reports of a possible assassination plot targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Interior Ministry said.
- In August, Polish police detained a 23-year-old man accused of calling for the assassination of senior politicians.
- Earlier, Government spokesperson Adam Szłapka told private broadcaster Polsat News that “the matter is serious,” adding that Tusk had been informed about the threat at around 7 a.m. on Sunday.
- Polish authorities are investigating a reported assassination threat targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, with the government describing the matter as serious.
- P olish police received information about a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, prompting an emergency meeting of security services on Sunday, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman said.
- In 2024, Tusk said he received threats after an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
What's still developing
- Private news outlet Polsat News also quoted Dobrzynski as saying that further action had been decided at the meeting, without providing any details.
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- Officials did not disclose the precise nature of the threats or whether any suspects had been identified.