US EditionPolish student detained over suspected Christmas market attack plot
Mateusz W., a 19-year-old law student, was charged with preparing a terrorist attack to intimidate many and support the Islamic State, with preparations stopped at an early stage.
- On Tuesday, Poland's Internal Security Agency arrested Mateusz W, 19, suspected of preparing a terrorist attack on a Christmas market, and he faces 30 days in custody and a life sentence.
- Prosecutors said the suspect, Mateusz W, was fascinated by Islam and terrorism, established contacts with representatives of the so-called Islamic State, and gathered information on explosives.
- Investigators secured digital devices and religious items, with the prosecutor noting preparations "did not go beyond the preparation phase" and involved planning an attack for 10 to 20 people.
- The Catholic University of Lublin suspended the student and said he could face further penalties including expulsion, while the ABW's Szczecin branch investigates under the West Pomeranian Branch of the Department for Organised Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office in Szczecin.
- Christmas markets across Europe have been targeted in recent years and last week German police in Lower Bavaria foiled a planned attack involving five men, prompting European authorities to add barriers and checkpoints.
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Polish authorities say student planned Christmas market attack in support of ISIS
A university student was arrested in Poland for allegedly preparing a terrorist attack at a Christmas market in support of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to officials. Poland’s Internal Security Agency arrested a 19-year-old student from the Catholic University of Lublin, identified as Mateusz W., according to government spokesman Jacek Dobrzyński. Dobrzyński said the student was suspected of preparing a terrorist attack at one of Poland’s …
Student Arrested Over Christmas Market ISIS Plot.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A university student in Poland has been charged with plotting a terror attack at a Christmas market and seeking to establish contacts with the Islamic State (ISIS).WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mateusz W., a 19-year-old student at the Catholic University of Lublin, and Polish authorities, including special services spokesman Jacek Dobrzynski.WHEN & WHERE: The arrest took place in late November in Lublin, eastern Poland. The allege…
The young man had acquired knowledge to manufacture materials and seek support from an extremist organization. Data storage devices and items related to Islam were seized from him.
Poland arrests teen, alleging Christmas market attack plot
Polish security services have detained a 19-year-old man, accusing him of seeking to establish contact with the "Islamic State" terrorist group and of plotting an attack on a Christmas market. They did not specify where.
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