Poland charges neo-Nazi linked teen over alleged plans to attack school, mosque

Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) said that his arrest came after the previously announced detention of two 16-year-olds he had been in contact with online neo-Nazi circles on Telegram.

Polish authorities said on Tuesday that they have charged a man linked to neo-Nazi groups with offenses including preparing attacks on a school and a mosque.

Prosecutors said that Pawel G., a Polish national born in 2009 whose surname cannot be published due to privacy laws, was detained on Friday.

Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) said that his arrest came after the previously announced detention of two 16-year-olds he had been in contact with online via extremist and neo-Nazi circles on the Telegram and Discord services.

Polish authorities charge teens linked to neo-Nazi groups

"He participated in discussions regarding past terrorist attacks and their perpetrators. Some conversations also touched upon the planning of potential attacks; participants analyzed the methods used by terrorists and viewed the perpetrators as sources of inspiration," ABW said.

Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek said targets included a mosque and a school. "There is not and will not be any leniency for fascism, hatred, or the planning of bloody attacks in Poland," he said on X.

Pawel G. could face up to 15 years in prison.

The two 16-year-olds, Kacper K. and Wiktor S., have been placed in juvenile detention centers.