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South African arrested for 3 months after ammunition found in luggage

Warsaw's Chopin Airport was evacuated on Monday after the Border Guard detained the South African who had been carrying a grenade and four pieces of ammunition. Darek Delmanowicz/PAP

A Warsaw court decided to arrest for three months a South African national who was planning to leave Warsaw's Chopin Airport with four pieces of ammunition and a grenade in his luggage, PAP learnt on Wednesday.

Today’s news round-up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Dutchman detained in Poland for illegal arms purchase

Polish security services have arrested a 54-year-old Dutchman associated with extreme nationalist groups for attempting to illegally buy firearms in Poland which he intended to use on Dutch territory.

Opposition wants justice minister to lose gun license

Opposition MPs have called for the justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, to be stripped of his gun licence.

Justice minister says he has gun for personal protection

Poland's justice minister has defended himself for carrying a pistol, saying he needed one because he once had a death contract taken out against him.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

‘James Bond gun’ found under attic floorboards of former palace used as WWII Nazi slave camp

The 007 pistol was found with its holster and 50 rounds of 7.65 mm calibre ammunition on Tuesday, January 17, while workers were tearing up wooden floors in the attic of an apartment in the palace complex, which has been unused for 20 years.

Polish weapons help Ukraine defend itself says PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has said Polish weapons are helping Ukraine defend its sovereignty.

Cops seize stash of guns, grenades and ammo

Poland's Police Central Investigation Bureau (CBSP) has seized 48 firearms, 30,000 rounds of ammunition and several grenades in an operation carried out in three provinces.

Gun clubs see boom in business as Poles sign up to learn how to shoot in case of Russian invasion

As Russia’s war against Ukraine rages just over Poland’s border, Poles are flocking to shooting ranges in unprecedented numbers to sharpen their marksmanship skills and prepare for a possible escalation.

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Most expensive coin ever sold in Poland is auctioned for jaw-dropping PLN 3.24 million in just one minute

Considered one of the rarest royal coins in the world, the legendary 50-ducat coin of Zygmunt III Vaza minted at the Crown Mint in Bydgoszcz went for a staggering PLN 3.24 million in the lightning-fast audition at the Raffles Hotel in Warsaw.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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