Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the suspect was identified through an analysis of online content and was active in several groups promoting extremist ideas. The threat was first detected via an email routed through the State Protection Service, which triggered an emergency meeting at the Internal Security Agency's counterterrorism center on Oct. 11. Security services are currently investigating the possibility of foreign state involvement in the plot, which they had previously described as highly credible.
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Polish Police Find Improvised Explosives in Home of PM Plotter
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A 66 year old suspect arrested for orchestrating a strike against the Polish government possessed makeshift bomb components in his residence, officials announced Oct. 13. The man is accused of plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and was apprehended by police in Lower Silesia. Authorities discovered the improvised explosives in the man's apartment following his detention, marking a escalation in the investigation from an emailed threat to physical evidence.
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