Poland arrests man over alleged plot against PM Tusk

Polish police said Sunday they had received information about a planned attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński announced the arrest of a man accused of planning it. A spokesman for the minister overseeing intelligence services said authorities judged a “high probability” the plan would have been carried out, and Tusk called the threat “exceptionally concerning”. The arrest follows a tense week in Poland that included attacks on schools and concern over possible Russian hybrid operations.

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