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Poland has detained several people linked to an explosion on a railway track used to transport weapons into Ukraine, Polish officials have said.
An explosion damaged railway tracks near the village of Mika in Poland on Sunday, in what Prime Minister Donald Tusk described as an “unprecedented act of sabotage”.
The damaged section of track is part of a vital route used to deliver aid and weapons to Ukraine, located about 80 miles from the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Describing the blast as a “terrorist attack”, Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesman for Poland’s security services minister, said on Wednesday: “Polish [security] Services contain a lot of information. They are on their way to principals; They are on the trail of criminals.
“I confirm that, indeed, the first arrests are now taking place. Those involved are being detained by the Internal Security Agency and the police, and at this stage, I cannot give you further details.”
Authorities had previously said that two Ukrainian citizens cooperating with Russian intelligence were responsible for the blast.
On Monday, Tomasz Szymoniak, Poland’s security services minister, said the attack marked “a new phase To put the railway infrastructure at risk”.
Local police said a train driver reported damage to the railway line on Sunday. The damaged part was about 80 miles from the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mr Simoniak said: “We are dealing with [intelligence] The services of a foreign state, not a gang of scrap-metal thieves.”
Mr Tusk vowed to hold those responsible for the incident, which he said could have ended in tragedy. Officials said there were two passengers and several employees on board the train, but no injuries were reported.
bang on warsaw-Lublin line is as follows a Wave of arson, sabotage and cyber attacks which has become a hit poland and other European countries since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Warsaw has in the past blamed Russia, saying Poland has become one of Moscow’s biggest targets because of its role as a hub of aid to Kiev. Russia has repeatedly denied being responsible for acts of subversion.
Mr Tusk insisted on Monday that “as in previous cases like this, we will bring the perpetrators to justice, no matter who their supporters are”. In a video address, he said that this route was used to deliver weapons to Ukraine.
He called the incident “an unprecedented act of sabotage aimed at the security of the Polish state and its citizens”, and assured that an investigation was underway.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “there is a Russian overtone behind all this”.
“Our information is consistent: all the facts point to this,” he said.
He said Ukraine faced similar sabotage attempts “on a daily basis” and “wherever appropriate”. [measures] To counter such activities.
“Ukraine is ready to work with Poland at various levels and share all information,” he said. He said the two countries would also establish “a Ukrainian-Polish group that will work to prevent similar situations from the Russian side in the future”.
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosyniak-Kamycz said the military was inspecting a 120 km (75-mile) track leading to the Ukrainian border.
Warsaw said in October that Poland and Romania had detained eight people suspected of planning sabotage on behalf of Russia.
Lublin police also reported on Sunday evening that a passenger train carrying 475 passengers had suddenly stopped en route from Świnoujście to Rzeszów. Windows of one coach were reportedly broken, possibly due to a damaged traction line, he said.
The reason was not immediately clear. No one was injured in the incident.