Polish teenager, 16, suspected of plotting massacre as police uncover weapons arsenal at home

Published on 21/10/2026 - 13:47 GMT+2 Acting on intelligence about the alleged plot, officers tracked down the teenager's home in Warsaw, where they discovered a stockpile of weapons and other dangerous items. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT "The 16-year-old had a bulletproof vest and a gas launcher. At the scene, an investigation team carried out an inspection with a forensic technician present," the police reported. Forensic experts examined the scene, while officers secured what they described as an "entire arsenal of dangerous items" as part of the investigation. Teenager in a special centre The 16-year-old was detained. "After carrying out the necessary procedures with his participation, the officers brought him before the family court," the officer stressed. The teenager, "by decision of the family court, was placed for three months in a regional juvenile educational centre." "Officers also handed over the collected evidence in order to initiate explanatory proceedings and to consider applying an isolation measure to the minor," Sulowska summed up.