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Bomb scare prompts Polish security team to search Chicago-Warsaw plane

"The airport received information about a possible threat related to this flight and airport and state services were notified immediately," said a Chopin Airport spokeswoman, Anna Dermont. Albert Zawada/PAP

A Polish plane which arrived at Warsaw Chopin Airport from Chicago early on Tuesday afternoon was swept by bomb disposal units after a report that an explosive could be planted on board.

Polish police chief injured in parcel bomb blast

A gift received by Poland's police chief during his visit to Ukraine exploded on Wednesday morning in a room adjacent to his office, the Interior Ministry has reported.

President calls on residents in eastern border area to remain calm

Polish President Andrzej Duda has appealed for people on the eastern border to remain calm as military activity is increased owing to Tuesday's missile blast.

President says missile was probably Ukrainian

Andrzej Duda, Poland’s president, has said there is a “high probability” that the missile that killed two people in eastern Poland on Tuesday was fired by Ukraine’s air defences.

EC president offers Poland full support after border blast

The president of the European Commission (EC) has offered Poland the organisation’s full support following an explosion near the Ukrainian border that killed two Poles on Tuesday.

Poland to ask NATO to trigger article 4 after ’Russian-made’ missile kills two Poles

The missile landed near the village of Przewodow, which lies about 10 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, on Tuesday afternoon, and came on a day in which Russia launched dozens of strikes on targets across Ukraine.

Explosion in Poland a consequence of Russian actions, says deputy FM

The death of two Poles in an apparent strike by a Russian-made missile is the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine that the war has directly affected Poland and claimed lives, a deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.

North Atlantic Council to discuss missile blast in Poland

The North Atlantic Council, Nato's main decision-making body, will meet on Wednesday at 10 am to discuss Tuesday's missile blast in eastern Poland that claimed the lives of two people, Nato's spokesperson said on Wednesday morning.

Air defence cannot defend whole country, general command says

No state has air defences capable of protecting all its territory, the General Command of the Polish Armed Forces said on Wednesday.

Biden offers Poland full support in explosion investigation

US President Joe Biden has offered his "full support and assistance with Poland’s ongoing investigation" into an apparent missile explosion near the Ukrainian border on Tuesday.

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A 76-strong team has set off to help in the rescue effort following the massive earthquake that hit the country on Monday morning as the teams head says: “The mission... will be one of the hardest we've been on so far."

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