Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Polish Services Respond to High-Concern Threat Against Tusk
Polish police learned about a possible plan to attack two important leaders.
They are Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Government officials told security services to respond, and a special meeting was held on Sunday.
One official said the warning seemed serious and could have a high chance of being carried out.
Officials did not share many details about where the warning came from or what it said.
A broadcaster reported that it might have been sent by email.
Poland was already worried because there had been several violent incidents at schools.
A separate stabbing at a Warsaw college injured three people.
Polish police received information about a possible attack targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Special Services Coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak ordered action; a security meeting was scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday.
Officials gave few details about the threat; one account said its origin was unclear, while Radio Zet reported it may have arrived by email.
Jacek Dobrzyński said authorities considered the threat highly likely to be carried out and were taking it extremely seriously.
The alert came amid school violence in Poland, including a Warsaw college stabbing that injured three people and attacks that killed a caretaker and wounded others.
- Who
- Polish police received information about a possible attack targeting Donald Tusk and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
- What
- Security officials ordered action and convened a meeting after receiving the threat information.
- When
- Sunday, October 11; the meeting was scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
- Where
- The meeting was scheduled at the Internal Security Agency’s Counter-Terrorism Centre in Poland.
- Why
- Authorities were responding to information about a possible attack; officials described the threat as exceptionally concerning.
Officials’ threat assessment
Publicly disclosed details
Seriousness of the reported plot
Officials’ threat assessment
Jacek Dobrzyński said authorities judged there was a high probability the threats would be carried out and were taking the matter extremely seriously.
Publicly disclosed details
Officials provided no further details about the reported plot, and the exact nature and origin of the threat were not immediately clear.
- Potential targets
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
- Officials who ordered action
- Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Special Services Coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak
- Meeting
- Scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Sunday at the Internal Security Agency’s Counter-Terrorism Centre
- Threat assessment
- Jacek Dobrzyński said authorities considered there was a high probability the threat would be carried out and took it extremely seriously.
- Threat source
- Officials did not disclose its precise nature or origin; Radio Zet reported it may have arrived by email.
- Warsaw college stabbing
- Three people were injured on Saturday; a police spokesperson said the attacker was a 21-year-old student.
- School violence and police response
- Reports described multiple school attacks in Mazovia, including a caretaker killed and others wounded; police said they inspected about 50,000 facilities and detained 76 people.
