According to reporting by BBC News, security authorities in Poland have detained a man suspected of planning an assassination attempt against Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Law enforcement agencies acted after receiving credible intelligence indicating possible attacks directed at both Prime Minister Tusk and his defence minister.

Polish authorities continue to investigate the scope of the plot and the background of the suspect as security around senior government officials remains heightened.

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