▲ Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland (left)
A railway connecting the Polish capital Warsaw and the southeastern city of Lublin, near Ukraine, was damaged by an explosion, according to foreign media including the AP on the 17th (local time).
The Polish police stated that the train engineer operating on this route noticed an anomaly on the tracks at around 7:40 am on the 16th, and upon investigation, it was confirmed that the tracks were damaged in two places, including near the city of Mica, about 100 km southeast of Warsaw.
The authorities added that although there were two passengers and several crew members on board the train, there were no casualties.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland also confirmed the explosion of the tracks.
He wrote on social media platform X, “Unfortunately, the worst fears were confirmed,” and “The explosion on the Warsaw-Lublin line is an unprecedented sabotage attack targeting Poland’s security and its citizens, and regardless of who is behind it, we will definitely apprehend the culprit.”
In a separate video address, Prime Minister Tusk mentioned that “this route is also used for transporting weapons to Ukraine,” adding, “Fortunately, no tragedy occurred, but the implications are very serious.”
Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that following this incident, the military authorities are investigating the 120 km stretch of railway leading to the Ukrainian border.
This event occurred amidst ongoing incidents of arson, sabotage, and cyber attacks in several European countries since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022.
Earlier, the Polish government stated that last month, in cooperation with Romanian authorities, they detained eight individuals on charges of planning sabotage for Russia.
(Photo = AP, Yonhap News)