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.



Troops Kill 30 Militants Attempting to Sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan

Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025.  EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER
Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER
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Troops Kill 30 Militants Attempting to Sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan

Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025.  EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER
Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

Pakistani security forces killed 30 militants who attempted to enter the country from Afghanistan, the military said Friday.

It said the members of the Pakistani Taliban were spotted overnight in the North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the troops seized weapons, ammunition and explosives from the militants. The military's statement did not mention if there was a gunfight or other details of the operation.

The military alleged the militants were backed by India and asked the Afghan government to prevent the use of its territory by “foreign proxies” to attack Pakistan, The Associated Press reported.

There was no immediate comment from New Delhi. Pakistani authorities often accuse India of backing outlawed groups like the Baloch Liberation Army and Pakistani Taliban who commit violence in Pakistan. Such accusations have increased since a shooting in Indian-controlled Kashmir in April heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed nations.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised security forces for the successful operation.

Pakistani troops killed 54 insurgents in the same area in April.

Militant violence has surged in Pakistan in recent months, much of it blamed on the Pakistani Taliban. The group is separate from the Afghan Taliban but closely allied with them. Many of its leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021.