Poland holds emergency meeting over possible attack on PM Tusk, defence minister
Polish security services have convened an emergency meeting following a reported threat against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the defense minister. This comes amid a broader state of high alert following a series of violent incidents at schools across Poland.
Why it matters
The convergence of high-level political threats and domestic violence incidents indicates a period of significant instability and security concern in Poland.
Polish security services were due to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday after police received information about a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, authorities said.The exact nature and origin of the reported threat were not immediately clear. The meeting was ordered by interior minister Marcin Kierwiński and Tomasz Siemoniak, the minister-coordinator of special services, according to a statement posted on X by Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka.“Following information received by the Polish Police regarding a possible attack ...interior minister, Marcin Kierwiński, and the minister-coordinator of Special Services, Tomasz Siemoniak, have ordered action to be taken in this matter,” Galecka wrote.She said a meeting would take place at 11 am local time at the Internal Security Agency’s Counter-Terrorism Centre.Private broadcaster Radio Zet reported that police had received an email containing information about the threat.As per news agency AP, police had received information about a…
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