Poland arrests teen Nazi sympathiser over mosque attack plot

Poland's intelligence services have arrested a 17-year-old Nazi sympathiser suspected of plotting an attack against a school and a mosque, anti-terror prosecutors in the eastern European country said on Tuesday.

Named only as Pawel G, the suspect was charged with plotting a terrorist attack, promoting Nazi and fascist ideology, inciting racial hatred and attempting to purchase weapons.

A search of his computer and telephone revealed "correspondence related, among other things, to the planning of mass attacks, including an assault on a school and a mosque... the acquisition of weapons, ammunition and military equipment, as well as the use of grenades and Molotov cocktails", the prosecutors' statement said.

Investigators also seized explosives, knives, a bayonet and items bearing Nazi and fascist symbols at his home, according to the authorities.

In a separate statement, the ABW domestic security agency said that two other minors had been recently detained in connection with Pawel G's arrest.

All three were in contact with far-right activists, including a minor of German nationality whom Polish investigators reported to Berlin's intelligence services, on the Telegram and Discord platforms.

The suspect, who faces up to 15 years in prison, has denied the charges against him.