Brussels, October 12, 2026. The Belgian press reported, on Sunday, October 11, a security alert at the top of the Polish state, based on two articles: one from La Libre Belgique, the other from VRT NWS. The account remains focused on the triggering of the alert and the response of the services.

La Libre Belgique, in an article published on October 11 at 12:26, reports that the Polish Ministry of the Interior announced a meeting at the Anti-Terrorist Center of the Internal Security Agency (ABW), after the police received information about possible assassination attempts targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. The daily quotes the ministry's spokesperson, Karolina Galecka, who wrote on X that the Minister of the Interior and the minister coordinating special services "ordered the launch of measures on this matter". It specifies that the authorities ordered security measures after reports deemed serious enough to mobilize specialized services.

VRT NWS provides an additional detail about the origin of the alert: the Polish police allegedly received a threatening email, which led to the urgent convening of the meeting at the ABW. The ministry coordinating special services made it known that it was a matter of life and death. The Flemish channel replays a statement that marks the gravity of the file: "We often receive threats in various forms, which sometimes turn out to be bad jokes. But in this case, it was a very likely execution of these threats."

The two media outlets highlight what remains unknown. According to VRT, the exact nature of the threat and its author are not known for the moment. The channel also notes that it is unknown whether there is a link with the series of violent incidents that occurred the previous week in Polish schools, which inscribes the alert in a broader climate of tension without linking it to it. It finally indicates that, according to Tusk's spokesperson, the Prime Minister is continuing his activities normally.

In these two accounts, the angle is therefore that of the security of the leaders: emergency meeting, mobilized services, information deemed serious. The geopolitical dimension, including Warsaw's accusations of possible Russian hybrid attacks, is not developed, and no Belgian or European reaction is quoted.

Berlin, October 12, 2026. The German media is reporting on the Polish alert with marked caution. Tagesschau writes that "much remains unclear," "but the concern seems great": the Polish police allegedly received concrete indications of an attack targeting the head of government, Donald Tusk, and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. According to the Ministry of the Interior, a crisis meeting was convened at the anti-terrorist center of the domestic intelligence service.

The public channel reports the words of Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for the coordinator of the secret services, citing the PAP agency: the services estimate the probability of the threats being carried out as very high. "We take it very seriously," he is said to have said. The information first reached the state protection agency, which transmitted it to the police. Government spokesperson Adam Szłapka told TVN24 that Tusk had been informed early Sunday morning and that the signal was clearly more worrying than in the past.

Handelsblatt takes up the same thread, specifying that Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński ordered measures. In a second article, the economic daily announced on Sunday afternoon the arrest of a man suspected of having planned the attack, according to a message from Kierwiński on X. Tusk himself confirmed the arrest on X and thanked the police for their "rapid and resolute" action. The newspaper emphasizes, however, that it is unknown who the man is and how he was found.

Paris, October 12, 2026. The French press is reporting on the case through official Polish statements, from Sunday's alert on October 11 to the arrest of the suspect. According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior, Karolina Gałecka, a report on a "possible assassination attempt" targeting Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was sent to the police by the State Protection Service (SOP). The Minister of the Interior and the coordinator of special services ordered measures, and a meeting brought together the police, SOP, and Internal Security Agency.

The spokesperson for the coordinator of special services, Jacek Dobrzyński, said the case is being treated "with the utmost seriousness". He mentioned a continuous increase in threats: "Month after month, year after year, more and more threats and disturbing messages of all kinds are reaching the police". In this case, he added, there is a "strong probability" that the threats will be carried out. L'Express notes that the exact nature of the threat and its origin were not immediately clear.

In the evening, Donald Tusk announced on X that "the man who threatened to commit an attack has been arrested", thanking the police for "their rapid and decisive intervention". Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński specified on TVP Info that it is a man of around 60 years old, apprehended in Lower Silesia, in the southwest of the country. According to him, "the services tracked him down thanks to an in-depth analysis of online content", and his contacts and internet activity are being examined. His apartment is being searched; Karolina Gałecka indicated that the information about him will be verified by the police once the search is completed.

Budapest, October 12, 2026. The Hungarian press is covering the affair in two parts, through Telex and then 444, which are mainly relying on Polish sources. On Sunday, October 11, Telex reported that the Polish security services had convened an emergency meeting after receiving information about a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The announcement came from Jacek Dobrzyński, the spokesperson for the minister in charge of supervising the secret services, who published it on X; he told the PAP agency that he could not provide any additional information. The spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior, Karolina Gałecka, confirmed the meeting.

Telex adds, according to the Polsat News channel, that the police received the information by email. The government spokesperson, Adam Szłapka, indicated to the same channel that Tusk's daily schedule remained unchanged and that the head of government was in Warsaw. According to the channel's reporter, Tusk arrived on foot, without special security measures, at the chancellery, where he participated in another meeting dedicated to the three knife attacks that occurred in schools in recent days and the threats of school violence published online.

The outcome, published by 444 on the same Sunday, is based on Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński: the police have taken into custody the man who threatened Tusk and planned to attack him. He was arrested in Lower Silesia and his home was searched. According to Gałecka, cited by PAP, this Polish national had sent his threat by email to the State Protection Service (SOP), targeting the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense. Tusk thanked the authorities: "Köszönöm a rendőrség gyors és határozott fellépését", which is a thank you for the rapid and firm action of the police. 444 specifies that its text comes from Gazeta Wyborcza.

Warsaw, October 12, 2026. On Sunday, October 11, the Polish press reported on an alert with scarce details. According to Dziennik.pl, Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz received information about a threat of an attack around 7:00 a.m., based on government spokesperson Adam Szłapka, who spoke on Polsat News.

The report initially reached the State Protection Service (SOP), which passed it on to the police, specifies Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for the minister coordinating special services Tomasz Siemoniak. At 11:00 a.m., a meeting was held at the ABW Anti-Terrorist Center, with the Internal Security Agency, the police, and the SOP, on the instruction of Siemoniak and Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński. The Interior Ministry spokesperson, Karolina Gałecka, announced it on X. A press briefing was scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

The official tone is grave. Dobrzyński states: "We are taking the matter extremely seriously," and mentions a "high degree of probability" that the threats will be carried out. He notes that more and more threats are reaching the services month after month, and that some turn out to be "stupid jokes," but not this one. Szłapka judges the information to be "exceptionally concerning," while ensuring that the head of government is "working normally" in Warsaw and that his mode of operation has not been changed.

Moscow, October 12, 2026. Russian media are covering the Polish announcement on two levels: the facts of the alert, and the controversy it is sparking in Warsaw.

On Sunday, October 11, as reported by Vedomosti, the Polish police received information about a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The Interior Ministry spokesperson, Karolina Gałecka, wrote about it on X. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Minister-Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak ordered measures to be taken. An emergency meeting of the ABW, police, and SOP was scheduled for 11 am at the Counter-Terrorism Center. According to Interia.pl, cited by the newspaper, two men, aged 56 and 52, had already been detained in September for making threats against Tusk.

Meduza emphasizes the opacity of the communication. Spokesman Jacek Dobrzyński provided "no details" about the author of the threats or the state of the investigation. He responded to "pseudo-experts" who doubted the usefulness of discussing it, saying it was a threat of "mortal gravity." According to Gazeta Wyborcza, the threat had already been neutralized. Tusk thanked the police for their "rapid and decisive" action.

London, 12 October 2026. For the British press, the case is first and foremost a security sequence: an alert, an emergency meeting, and then an arrest. The Independent leads with the information received by the Polish police regarding a possible attack against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The Polish security services held a special meeting on Sunday, 11 October, at 11 am at the Anti-Terrorist Centre of the Internal Security Agency, on the orders of Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and the coordinator of special services. The exact nature of the threat and its origin remained unclear at the time, the daily notes, citing private radio station Radio Zet: the police had received an email describing the project.

The BBC follows up with the outcome. Donald Tusk announced the arrest of a man accused of preparing an attack against him and his minister, and thanked the police for their "rapid and determined" action. According to the channel, a spokesperson for the special services, Jacek Dobrzyński, spoke of a "strong probability" that these threats would be carried out and a threat taken "mortally seriously". The suspect, a Polish national, was apprehended in Lower Silesia. The spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, Karolina Gałecka, specified that the email had been forwarded to the police by the State Protection Service, which is responsible for the security of ministers.