Al-Qaeda planned attack on Poland

22nd December 2009

Anti-terrorist officers swoop on suspects

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Al-Qaeda was planning a terrorist attack in Poland, but the Polish intelligence agencies thwarted the plan, says a report in Angora magazine.

According to Angora journalists the secret operation (codename "Stand") was carried out by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) and its Foreign Intelligence Agency (AW) in cooperation with the CIA and the German secret service.

The operation began in 2005 when American intelligence agencies informed the Polish authorities about a possible Al-Qaeda terrorist attack in Poland during a large event.

However, when Poland and Ukraine won the battle to organise Euro 2012, terrorists postponed their attack until the tournament.

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