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Polish Security Services Meet Over Possible Assassination Threat
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In Short: Polish security services held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss a possible assassination plot targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Private broadcaster Radio Zet reported that police received an email with information about the threat, prompting an emergency meeting involving the police, state protection service, and ministry representatives.
According to a statement by Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka, the Interior Ministry had ordered 'action to be taken in this matter.'
Special services spokesperson Jacek Dobrzynski told reporters that authorities were treating the information as 'serious,' but did not provide further details.
In August, Polish police had detained a 23-year-old man accused of calling for the assassination of senior politicians, raising concerns about potential threats to government officials.
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What this adds
The meeting was prompted by an email received by police, and involved multiple security agencies.
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.
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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