# Police step up presence and detain 17-year-old over ‘Bloody Friday’ threat to Polish schools

https://mins.news/en/item/92560

- euronews, 2026-10-09 04:28 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/police-boost-presence-and-detain-17-year-old-after-bloody-friday-threat-to-polish-schools

> Warnings have circulated on social media about an alleged series of attacks planned against schools on 9 October. Police say they are monitoring the situation and will send officers to schools they consider at risk. In several towns in the Mazovia region, in-person classes have been cancelled, and a 17-year-old has been detained.

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