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Polish PM praises police for ‘swift and decisive action’ after threat against him and defence minister revealed The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on Sunday that a man accused of plotting to assassinate him and his defence minister had been detained. “The man threatening an attack has been detained,” Tusk wrote on X, praising the police for their “swift and decisive action”. Continue reading...

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed the arrest hours after police received information about a possible assassination plot. Poland is still reeling from a wave of school violence this week.

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Poland arrests man over plot to kill PM Donald Tusk

Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed the arrest hours after police received information about a possible assassination plot. Poland is still reeling from a wave of school violence this week.

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