Foiled terrorist attack

Alert DateNovember 26, 2012 Country: Poland Address: Kraków General Type: Hate crime Racism and discrimination phenomena: Nationalism
Groups affected / Interested in: Ethnic minorities, National minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Political discourse -parties - orgs
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender N/A
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Polish
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age 46-55
Perpetrators Number 1
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

In November 2012 the Internal Security Agency detained a man, who planned to carry out a terrorist attack at the Parliament building, while the most important persons in the country were present there. A significant amount of explosives was found at the man’s apartment. The person suspected of preparing an attack on the State authorities was guided by nationalistic, xenophobic and anti-Semitic motives. He described the members of the authorities as “aliens” (meaning not "real Poles") – said a representative of the Internal Security Agency at the press conference.

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Newsweek, 20.11.2012, ABW: Niedoszły zamachowiec kierował się motywami nacjonalistycznymi (ISA: Would-be bomber was guided by nationalistic motives), http://polska.newsweek.pl/abw--niedoszly-zamachowiec-kierowal-sie-motywami-nacjonalistycznymi,98668,1,1.html, Accessed on 02.12.2012