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Monday, July 25, 2016
Iraqi arrested in Poland with ‘trace’ explosives
An Iraqi man has been charged with possessing trace amounts of explosive material in Poland, officials say, days ahead of the pope’s visit for a huge Catholic youth festival.
Poland has upped security ahead of the World Youth Day event that will draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world to the southern city of Krakow this week.
The Iraqi man was charged in the central city of Lodz and remanded in custody for two months, local court spokesman Pawel Urbaniak tells reporters.
“National prosecutors have launched an investigation,” he adds.
Prosecutor Beata Marczak adds that the man was detained last week and charged Sunday with “possessing trace amounts of explosive material,” which could result in up to eight years in jail.
— AFP
The Times of Israel Community.