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A third major fire in less than a week broke out in Poland on Monday, prompting the authorities to suspect that the incidents may be linked to hybrid operations by Russian intelligence services.

The latest fire broke out in a warehouse in Siemianowice Ślaskie in southern Poland. This follows a fire in a residential building in Ząbki, near Warsaw, on 1 July, and a fire in a production hall in Mińsk Mazowiecki, around 35 km from the capital, on Sunday.

Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said on Monay that in light of Russia’s hybrid tactics, the government is treating all major fires with increased scrutiny.

“Since January 2024, we have seen several attempted acts of sabotage. Every significant incident, fire, or attempted arson is being assessed as a potential act of sabotage,” he said during a press conference.

The suspicion of Russian involvement intensified after a massive shopping center in Marywilska, Warsaw, burned down in May. The government later said it had evidence linking Russian intelligence to the incident. In response, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski ordered the closure of Russia’s consulate in Kraków.

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    10 hours ago

    Trump Trumps handlers, Putin, Xi? Absolutely.

    Chomeini and his fellows? Well, this is another story… religious fanatics don’t tend to work with the same OS than everybody else…

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        9 hours ago

        As far as i can tell, yes, they are fanatics… but they want their realm on this world, not in some vague paradise in afterlife.

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          9 hours ago

          Your opinion differs from what Putin says(“we’ll go to heaven and they’ll just die”) or does(lowering requirements to using nukes). Hope you are right, though I don’t want to find out if you are or not.