At the request of the Internal Security Agency, Polish border guards detained a member of the Islamic State terrorist organization.
A Lebanese citizen was detained on the Polish border. According to law enforcement agencies, he planned to create an Islamic state terrorist network in the EU countries with the aim of carrying out terrorist attacks in Western Europe.
While in Poland, the detainee was in contact with representatives of the European Islamic State cells and provided funding to jihadists in Syria.
According to reports, the relatives of the arrested militant fought in Iraq and Syria against a coalition led by the United States.