Poland Arrests Man Over Credible Threat to PM Tusk and Defense Minister

Polish authorities have detained a man in connection with a credible threat against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The threat was received via electronic channels around 5:00 a.m. on October 11, 2026, and contained specific details about the officials' residences and their plans for the near future. Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka announced the detention on social media, confirming that Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Special Services Coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak had ordered security measures in response.

Polish intelligence officials described the threat as extremely serious and highly credible. Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesman for the minister overseeing Poland's intelligence services, stated at an emergency briefing that there was "a high probability" the threats would be carried out. He emphasized that while Polish officials receive various threats regularly, most are not taken seriously. An emergency meeting was convened at Poland's antiterrorism center on October 11 to assess the threat and coordinate response measures among police, the state protection service, and domestic security agencies.

According to government sources cited by Gazeta Wyborcza, officials believed the threat may have originated from right-wing extremist circles within Poland rather than from foreign intelligence services. Government spokesperson Adam Szłapka told Polish media that Tusk learned of the threat early Sunday morning and called it "exceptionally concerning," even though officials periodically receive threats. The detention marked a significant response to an assassination plot threat in a country already on heightened alert following recent school attacks in Mazovia province that left one dead and multiple injured.