Poland charges suspect over parcel bomb plot amid Russia sabotage fears

Four foreign nationals have been investigated over a parcel containing explosives that was sent via a courier company in Poland last year.

Polish prosecutors have charged one person over an alleged parcel bomb plot that also involves two Russian suspects, at a time when European governments are on high alert over acts of sabotage attributed to Moscow.

Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Monday that an indictment was filed in the central town of Piotrków Trybunalski against Kristina S, a citizen of Ukraine.

The accused — whose full name and age were not disclosed — was charged with being complicit in causing an immediate danger of an explosion, the ABW said. She faces up to eight years in jail if found guilty.

In July 2024, Kristina S sent a package containing explosives via a courier company, according to the ABW.

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