Polish police arrest a man suspected of planning to attack PM Donald Tusk
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A man suspected of threatening and planning to attack Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was arrested, the country’s interior minister said Sunday.
TL;DR
- A man suspected of planning to attack Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been arrested.
- The arrest was announced by the country's Interior Minister.
- Poland has been on high alert due to recent school stabbings and fears of Russian hybrid attacks.
- Police had received information about a possible plot targeting both Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
- Authorities considered there was a "high probability" the threats would be carried out.
- The threat was described as "exceptionally concerning."
- The incident occurs amidst a backdrop of intensified hybrid attack warnings by Tusk regarding Russia's actions on NATO's eastern flank.