Poland detains 19-year old man suspected of planning terrorist attack, interior ministry spokesman says
WARSAW, June 12 (Reuters) - Poland has detained a 19-year old man suspected of planning a terrorist attack, interior ministry spokesman Jacek Dobrzynski said on Thursday.
The suspect, along with two other men arrested in the case earlier, were gathering pyrotechnic materials and were inspired by actions on mass-killers including Anders Breivik, Dobrzynski said on X.
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