Polish police detained a man suspected of planning assassination attacks against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the interior ministry reported.
The suspect, identified as Polish national Jacek Dobrzynski, was arrested in the Lower Silesia region. Jacek Dobrzynski, spokesman for the Special Services Coordinator, told local media that "in this case we are talking about a strong likelihood that these threats could actually be carried out."
Police received credible information about the planned attacks. The State Protection Service, responsible for ministers' security, forwarded an email containing details of the threat to police. Security services convened a special meeting on Sunday to assess the risk, treating what officials described as a "deadly serious" threat.
Tusk thanked police for "swift and decisive action" in the arrest. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Karolina Galecka confirmed the timeline and process by which the plot came to light.
Tusk has served as Polish prime minister since 2023, following an earlier term from 2007 to 2014. He also served as president of the European Council from 2014 to 2019, making him a prominent EU-facing Polish political figure.
The detention signals renewed security concerns affecting senior Polish government figures and reflects the State Protection Service's role in identifying threats before escalation.