Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday an explosion that damaged a Polish railway track on a route to Ukraine was an ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’ that could have ended in tragedy.
Heavily hinting at suspected Russian involvement, Tusk said the perpetrators would be caught ‘regardless of who their backers are’.
Warsaw has in the past held Russia responsible, saying Poland has become one of Moscow’s biggest targets due to its role as a hub for aid to Kyiv.
The blast on the Warsaw-Lublin line that connects the capital to the Ukrainian border followed a wave of arson, sabotage and cyberattacks in Poland and other European countries since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Russia has repeatedly denied being responsible for acts of sabotage, but then, Poland suspects Putin.
A train driver first reported irregularities on the track at around 7.40am local time on Sunday, prompting an inspection that revealed there was a damaged section near Mika, roughly 100 kilometres (62 miles) south-east of Warsaw.
Officials said it was unclear whether the explosion happened late on Saturday or early on Sunday.
Two passengers and several staff members were on the train but no injuries were reported.
