Poland’s top police officer is hospitalised after gift he received while visiting emergency crew in Ukraine explodes on his return to his Warsaw HQ
- Jaroslaw Szymczyk, head of the Polish police, visited Ukraine on December 11-12
- He received the gift from one of the heads of the Ukrainian emergency service
- The explosion damaged the ceiling of the building and injured another officer
Poland’s top police officer has been hospitalised after a gift he received while visiting emergency crews in Ukraine exploded on his return to headquarters in Warsaw.
Jaroslaw Szymczyk, Commander in Chief of the Polish police, received the gift from one of the heads of the Ukrainian emergency services during a visit to the country from December 11 to 12.
It was not immediately clear what the present was.
Poland’s interior ministry today reported the attack, which took place on Wednesday.
Poland’s top police officer Jaroslaw Szymczyk has been hospitalised after a gift he received while visiting emergency crews in Ukraine exploded (pictured on July 27)
In a statement, the ministry said: ‘As a result of the explosion, the Commander suffered minor injuries and has been in the hospital for observation since yesterday.’
The ministry said a civilian employee at police headquarters was also injured but did not need to be hospitalised.
Polish media earlier reported that an explosion at police headquarters had injured Szymczyk and damaged the ceiling in the building.
‘The Polish side asked the Ukrainian side to provide relevant explanations,’ the ministry said.
There was no immediate reply from Ukraine’s SBU security service to a request for comment on the incident.
The explosion at the police headquarters in Warsaw damaged the ceiling in the building, according to Polish media (file image)
The commander in chief of the Polish police received the gift from one of the heads of the Ukrainian emergency services (file image)
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