Poland Investigates Alleged Assassination Plot Against Prime Minister Tusk

Polish authorities are investigating an alleged assassination plot targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.

Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesperson for Polish intelligence agencies, stated on October 11 that police received numerous reports of a possible assassination attempt, leading to a meeting between representatives of the Interior and Administration Ministry, the State Protection Service, and the Internal Security Agency. Dobrzynski indicated a high probability that these threats will be carried out.

A report obtained by TVN24 stated an informant contacted a radical organization via social media seeking volunteers for a gun attack and discussed guns, hatred of the government, and a planned mass murder with an individual named Krzysztof. A man suspected of threatening and planning to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk was arrested, according to the country's interior minister, Marcin Kierwiński, on Sunday.

Kierwiński provided no details about the suspect's identity or the planned attack. The suspect was arrested in the Lower Silesia region and is a Polish national, according to Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesman for the Special Services Co-ordinator. The plan was uncovered when an email about the potential attack was forwarded to police by the State Protection Service. Prime Minister Tusk thanked the police for swift and decisive action.