Event 623

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Headlines, quoted statements from the National Prosecutor and ABW, and descriptions of incidents provide direct evidence. Official statements and a named event date increase reliability.",
  "countries": [
    "Poland",
    "European Union",
    "United States of America",
    "United Kingdom",
    "Canada"
  ],
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Polish authorities arrested four people accused of conducting sabotage activities of an international nature, including sending explosive parcels via air transport. This act is characterized as organized sabotage, targeting Poland and other NATO countries.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-26T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Arrest of four suspects involved in international sabotage and diversionary activity.",
    "Parcels containing incendiary or explosive devices were sent via air transport.",
    "Targets included industrial, tourist, vehicle, and train infrastructure, often by incendiary means.",
    "Official communications emphasize increased sabotage activities against Poland and NATO."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Prokuratura Krajowa informuje, że aresztowano cztery osoby, które prowadziły działalność sabotażowo-dywersyjną o charakterze międzynarodowym. Członkowie grupy mieli m.in. nadawać przesyłki, które ulegały samozapłonowi w trakcie transportu lotniczego.",
    "Wśród kolejnych dwóch zatrzymanych sprawców wręczono postanowienia międzynarodowe... działalność polegała na dokonywaniu aktów sabotażu i dywersji związanych z państwami Unii Europejskiej oraz Wielką Brytanią ...",
    "W działalności etapu wydania poprzez celowe aktyzowanie pożarów pojazdów czy inicjowanie pożarów za pomocą przesyłek kurierskich z samozapłonami.",
    "ABW w piątkowym komunikacie przekazała, że polskie służby notują intensyfikację działań o charakterze dywersyjnym wymierzonych przeciwko Polsce, państwom Unii Europejskiej i NATO."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-aresztowano-czterech-dywersantow-nadawali-wybuchowe-przesylk,nId,7844048#crp_state=1"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Parcel Bomb Arrests",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Arrest of four suspects involved in international sabotage and diversionary activity.",
            "Parcels containing incendiary or explosive devices were sent via air transport.",
            "Targets included industrial, tourist, vehicle, and train infrastructure, often by incendiary means.",
            "Official communications emphasize increased sabotage activities against Poland and NATO."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Poland detains four over Russian parcel bomb plot targeting US-bound flights. Coordinated ??Russian special services sabotage actions to put explosive devices inside of mail packages to destinations in the EU and the USA and Great Britain and Canada.  The National Prosecutor's Office reports that four persons who carried out sabotage and sabotage activities of an international nature have been arrested. Group members were to, among others: send shipments that spontaneously ignited during air transport.",
  "headline": "Aresztowano czterech dywersantów. Nadawali wybuchowe przesyłki lotnicze",
  "location_text": "Poland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_623_1763933067_c18759ab.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Poland detains four over ??Russian parcel bomb plot targeting US-bound flights.",
  "primary_ref_links": [
    "https://archive.ph/6cTCi"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-aresztowano-czterech-dywersantow-nadawali-wybuchowe-przesylk,nId,7844048#crp_state=1",
    "https://archive.ph/6cTCi"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Four individuals were arrested in Poland for international sabotage activities, including sending explosive or incendiary parcels via air transport.",
  "url": "https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-aresztowano-czterech-dywersantow-nadawali-wybuchowe-przesylk,nId,7844048#crp_state=1"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "PL",
  "Attack Type": "Parcel Bomb arrests",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "PL",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL;EU;USA;GB;Canada",
  "Date": "26-Oct-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-aresztowano-czterech-dywersantow-nadawali-wybuchowe-przesylk,nId,7844048#crp_state=1 and Financial Times archived: https://archive.ph/6cTCi",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Poland detains four over Russian parcel bomb plot targeting US-bound flights. Coordinated ??Russian special services sabotage actions to put explosive devices inside of mail packages to destinations in the EU and the USA and Great Britain and Canada.  The National Prosecutor's Office reports that four persons who carried out sabotage and sabotage activities of an international nature have been arrested. Group members were to, among others: send shipments that spontaneously ignited during air transport.",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Poland detains four over ??Russian parcel bomb plot targeting US-bound flights.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}