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Polish police have detained a man suspected of planning an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the Interior Minister said on Sunday, after it warned earlier of a threat to Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.

"The man who threatened and planned an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been detained by Polish police," Marcin Kierwinski wrote on X, without giving further details.

Tusk thanked the police for "swift and decisive action" in a separate post on X.

While violent crime is relatively rare in Poland, the country is deeply polarized politically and has faced security threats due to its proximity to the war in Ukraine.

In August, police detained a 23-year-old man accused of calling for the assassination of senior Polish politicians.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, in Warsaw, Poland, September 10, 2025.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, in Warsaw, Poland, September 10, 2025. (credit: KACPER PEMPEL/REUTERS)

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Interior Ministry Spokesperson Karolina Galecka said on Sunday an email with information about the potential attack had been forwarded to police by the State Protection Service, which is responsible for ministers' security.