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01 April 2026
An 18-year-old Polish man has been jailed for 2.5 years
An 18-year-old Polish man who planned a mass casualty attack inspired by Islamic State and who incited racial hatred has been jailed for 2.5 years. A regional court in the southeastern Polish city of Tarnobrzeg delivered the verdict. The accused has been in custody since June 2025.
Prosecutors say that between November 2024 and May 2025, the teenager named by the authorities only as Remigiusz Ż posted online content encouraging violent crimes and hatred on the basis of nationality and religion.
Authorities also found notes related to a planned school attack in the southeastern Podkarpackie region, including lists of potential victims, as well as information on weapons, explosives, toxic substances and bomb-making methods.
He was also found with materials praising jihad and the Islamic State.
Source: https://tvpworld.com/92404731/poland-sentences-remigiusz-z-to-25-years-for-preparing-mass-attack-and-backing-jihad
11 February 2026
18-year-old man charged with planning an attack on a school and being motivated by his support for Islamic State
Poland has charged an 18-year-old man with preparing an attack on a school and being motivated by his support for Islamic State.
The Prosecutor’s Office charges the man with publicly inciting violence and hatred on the grounds of national and religious differences via the internet, as well as preparations for an attack at the turn of 2024/2025.
He said an investigation found the man had been “collecting information on weapons, explosives, incendiary and toxic substances, bomb designs, methods of operation and equipping, as well as methods of creating, placing and detonating explosive charges, and techniques for carrying out attacks.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/poland-charges-teen-with-preparing-attack-school-2026-02-11/

16 December 2025
A 19-year-old student charged with preparing an attack at a Christmas market
Polish security services have detained a 19-year-old student suspected of seeking to establish contacts with Islamic State and charged with preparing an attack at a Christmas market that could have caused mass casualties, authorities said on Tuesday.
Mateusz W., a student at the Catholic University of Lublin, wanted to commit an attack using explosives and planned to join a terrorist organization.
He added that the man was detained in late November in his apartment in Lublin, eastern Poland, and Internal Security Agency officers seized data carriers and items related to Islam.
The prosecutor’s office charged Mateusz W. with “undertaking preparatory actions to carry out a terrorist attack that could have resulted in the death or serious injury of many people.” The court ordered him detained for three months.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/polish-student-detained-over-suspected-christmas-market-attack-plot-2025-12-16/
30 June 2025
A 17-year-old charged with preparing a mass attack
A 17-year-old from the southeastern Podkarpackie province who promoted Islamic terror online has been charged with preparing a mass attack.
The youth is charged with preparing a mass attack against a group of people based on their religious or national affiliation to implement or support the policies of the Islamic State.
He was also detained on suspicion of praising and promoting Jihad and armed actions by Islamists on the internet, and inciting crimes and hatred based on national and religious differences.
It is also alleged that the suspect had an assassination list of individuals and what weapon would be used to kill them, as well as notes on carrying out a terrorist attack against a school located in the Podkarpackie province.
During interrogation, the 17-year-old admitted to publicly inciting criminal acts against life and limb, but denied planning a terrorist attack.
Source: https://tvpworld.com/87564420/teen-arrested-in-poland-suspected-of-a-mass-attack-plot-supported-islamic-terror-say-prosecutors

Open-source news on jihadism in Poland

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01 April 2026

An 18-year-old Polish man has been jailed for 2.5 years

11 February 2026

18-year-old man charged with planning an attack on a school and being motivated by his support for Islamic State

16 December 2025

A 19-year-old student charged with preparing an attack at a Christmas market

30 June 2025

A 17-year-old charged with preparing a mass attack

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