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Poland Probes 'Unprecedented' Rail Sabotage on Key WarsawLublin Line

Authorities ordered sweeping checks of the corridor that carries aid to Ukraine.

Overview

  • An explosion on Nov. 15 blew out a section of track near Mika on the Warsaw–Lublin route used by about 115 trains daily, and a driver’s emergency stop prevented a derailment.
  • The interior minister said the device was triggered by a cable, with a fragment recovered at the site, and no injuries were reported.
  • The Defence Ministry ordered military inspections of the remaining 120 kilometers toward the Ukraine border, and technicians enabled the immobilized train to depart.
  • Officials reported two further incidents on the same line — a damaged catenary near Pulawy and a collar placed on a rail — which are under verification.
  • NATO, the EU and Ukraine offered support for the investigation, Poland has not issued public attribution, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened a national security committee for Tuesday.