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WARSAW, March 16 (Reuters) – Poland has dismantled an espionage network operating in the country, the defense minister said on Thursday, after private broadcaster RMF FM reported the detention of a group of spies working for Russia.
Polish security services have detained six people suspected of spying for Russia, RMF said on Wednesday. According to the broadcaster, the group was planning sabotage activities.
Reuters could not independently confirm the news.
“I would like to emphasize the great success achieved by the officers of the Internal Security Agency, because the entire spy network has been destroyed,” Mariusz Blaszczak told state broadcaster Polskie Radio 1.
“This is definitely a proof that the Polish services work very effectively for the security of our country.”
Blaszczak declined to comment further on the matter and provide further details interior minister Posted by Mariusz Kaminski at 11am (GMT 1000) said that it will be announced at the press conference.
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On Wednesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda met with the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns. The president’s office said on Twitter that they discussed the “current security situation.”
According to the RMF report, imprisonment 6 people were from countries in the east of Poland and Russia worked for intelligence. Spies are important iron mainly in the southern Podkarpackie region way they had hidden cameras on their routes.
According to RMF, Yasionka near Rzeszow, which became the main transit point for weapons and ammunition delivered to Ukraine weather Cameras were found near the port.
RMF news gives that the main iron as a result of the detection of the spy network way Security has been strengthened around routes and critical infrastructure.
Reporting by Alan Charlish and Marek Strzelecki Editing by Tomasz Janowski
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2023-03-16 13:49:15
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