Polish Police Report Possible Threat to Tusk and Minister

Polish police received information about a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, prompting a security meeting scheduled for Sunday, October 11, officials said. The nature, origin and credibility of the reported threat were not disclosed in the available statements. Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka said police had received the information. She announced that representatives of security services would meet at 11 a.m. at the Internal Security Agency’s Counter-Terrorism Centre to discuss the matter. The meeting was scheduled to include representatives of the police, the State Protection Service and the agency. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Tomasz Siemoniak, the minister responsible for coordinating special services, ordered action after the information was received, Galecka said. The reports did not provide details about what police learned or indicate that authorities had confirmed a specific plot. Jacek Dobrzyński, a spokesperson for Siemoniak, said he could not provide further details at that stage. He said media would be informed if a briefing was scheduled.