Railway tracks on the Dęblin-Warsaw line in Poland have been damaged, an incident Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has declared an act of sabotage.
According to Mazovia police, a train driver discovered the damage near Mika station at 7:39 AM on November 16. Two passengers and several crew members were on the train, but no one was injured.
Emergency services, including police officers, were immediately dispatched to the scene.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that “the worst suspicions have been confirmed” — “an act of sabotage occurred.” He clarified, “An explosive device detonated and destroyed the railway track.”
Investigator Christo Grozev also asserts that it was sabotage. He noted that this railway line leads to the city of Rzeszów, which is a transit point for military aid to Ukraine. According to him, “it was a remote explosion using a long electrical cable leading to a nearby parking lot.”
Poland Railway Sabotage: Investigations Underway
NEWSROOM IN notes that this is not the first act of sabotage to occur in Poland. In May of this year, a joint report by Polish Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar and Polish Minister of Internal Affairs Tomasz Siemoniak implicated Russian special services in the arson of the Marywilska 44 shopping center in Warsaw on May 12, 2024.
