An explosive device damaged railway tracks on the Warsaw-Lublin line in what Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an act of sabotage, with further track damage reported on another route, authorities said on Monday.
A train driver reported irregularities on the Dęblin-Warsaw route early on Sunday near the village of Życzyn, about 100 km from the Polish capital, according to police in the central city of Radom. Initial inspections showed part of the track had been damaged, police said.
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Source: Polskie Radio News
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