Poland charges three teens over chilling school shooting plot

The Polish authorities have charged three teenage suspects for plotting a terrorist attack inspired by Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik.

The Ministry of the Interior confirmed on Thursday, June 12, 2025, that the three 19-year-olds planned to target a school in northern Poland.

Officials said the suspects were gathering pyrotechnic materials to carry out a deadly assault.

“They were fascinated by terrorist ideologies and mass killers like Breivik,” said ministry spokesman Jacek Dobrzynski.

He revealed the suspects sought to replicate the 2011 Norway massacre in which 77 people were murdered.

Breivik, a neo-Nazi extremist, first bombed Oslo and later gunned down teenagers at a youth camp.

Polish investigators believe the suspects aimed to cause similar bloodshed in the city of Olsztyn.

Dobrzynski declined to confirm local media reports naming the school as the target.

However, authorities disclosed the trio had undergone tactical training.

They visited shooting ranges and studied military-style combat operations, investigators said.

The suspects reportedly practiced shooting indoors and in open areas, collecting firearm data online.

Dobrzynski posted details of the investigation on social media platform X earlier in the day.

The discovery of the alleged plot has shocked the country, which has not seen a major terrorist attack in modern times.

Poland, unlike other European nations, has avoided large-scale extremist violence.

But the emergence of radical ideologies among its youth has raised fresh alarms.

The charges come as Austria grieves a separate tragedy in Graz.

A 21-year-old gunman killed ten people at his former high school before taking his own life.

The motive in the Austrian case remains unclear, but the violent act has stirred regional concern.

In the Polish case, officials acted on intelligence indicating the suspects’ intent to commit mass violence.

Forensic teams found evidence of coordinated planning and terror motivation.

Poland’s Interior Ministry said the teenagers’ behavior displayed clear signs of radicalization.

Authorities said they would not tolerate ideologies glorifying mass murder.

The suspects now face terrorism-related charges that carry severe penalties under Polish law.

Security experts warn that the digital spread of extremist content continues to radicalize young minds.

Analysts say Breivik’s online manifesto and videos remain dangerously influential among fringe groups.

Officials have urged parents and schools to remain vigilant and report troubling behavior.

Poland’s national security agencies are now reviewing similar threats across the country.

The government has promised to increase cyber-monitoring and mental health support programs.

Citizens have expressed outrage and fear that such ideologies reached Polish youth.

This attempted copycat attack highlights the persistent threat posed by homegrown terrorism.

Poland’s police and intelligence services are continuing the investigation.

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