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Polish Prosecutors Charge 17-Year-Old Over School, Mosque Plot

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC · How we work

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Pawel G. Plots Attacks

Polish prosecutors charged 17-year-old Pawel G. with plotting attacks on a school and a mosque.
Searches uncovered explosives, knives, a bayonet and Nazi-symbol items at his home.
Two other minors were detained after contact with Pawel G. through Telegram and Discord extremist circles.
If convicted, Pawel G. faces up to 15 years in prison.
Pawel G. denies all charges.

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ABW Reports Hate Plot

ABW sent information on a German minor ready for a hate-motivated attack to a foreign agency, prompting prosecution.
ABW said radicalisation begins with extremist content, contacts and environment before any violent act.
Investigators linked Pawel G. to neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Polska and co-founded Bierut Soldier ZNB.
Two minors, Kacper K. and Wiktor S., were placed in juvenile detention after Nazi-related material seizures.

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Historical Context

The NSU, a neo-Nazi cell formed in 1998 in Thuringia, carried out ten murders of Turkish-origin shopkeepers and a police officer between 2000 and 2007, evading police for 13 years until its members were found dead after a 2011 bank robbery. Its exposure spurred German intelligence reforms aimed at preventing similar extremist spillovers.

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Pawel G. Plots Attacks

Polish prosecutors charged 17-year-old Pawel G. with plotting attacks on a school and a mosque.
Searches uncovered explosives, knives, a bayonet and Nazi-symbol items at his home.
Two other minors were detained after contact with Pawel G. through Telegram and Discord extremist circles.
If convicted, Pawel G. faces up to 15 years in prison.
Pawel G. denies all charges.

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