Poland: Man Arrested for Planning Terrorist Attack Inspired by ISIS

Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda wait to welcome South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee, outside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki
Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda wait to welcome South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee, outside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki
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Poland: Man Arrested for Planning Terrorist Attack Inspired by ISIS

Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda wait to welcome South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee, outside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki
Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda wait to welcome South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee, outside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki

Poland’s Internal Security Agency said Friday it arrested an 18-year-old Polish citizen planning a suicide attack, on a government office, using an explosive belt.
The agency, ABW, said in a communique the arrest took place on June 16 in southwestern Poland. It said the man, with a group of other people, inspired by ISIS extremist group, were planning attacks on government administration offices.
He was charged with participating in a crime ring, having terrorist goals, and planning actions that would have endangered the well-being of a large number of people as well as their lives.

If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 10 years in jail.