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Police in Poland smash paedophile ring with over 100 arrests

Posted September 28, 2010

A massive criminal investigation in Poland has resulted in the arrests of more than 100 people as police smash a huge paedophile ring.

In an operation called "Regina", criminal investigators in Poland have arrested 102 men.

The operation took two years and was supervised by the Human Trafficking Dep…

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Warsaw Rising of 1944 exhibition opens in Berlin

Posted September 14, 2010

An exhibition has opened in Berlin devoted to the Warsaw Rising which began on August 1 1944. The Rising saw oppressed Poles in Warsaw rise against the Nazi German invaders.

Organised by the Union of Warsaw Insurgents and German Society for Good Neighbourly Relations with Poland, the exhibition will…

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Poland sees hundreds die of drowning over the summer season

Posted August 31, 2010

Soaring temperatures in Poland over the summer season has led to people seeking out way to cool down. Jumping into and swimming in rivers, lakes and the sea is one way but tragically, this summer, has led to 380 people losing their lives by drowning.

Mariusz Sokolowski, spokesman for the Police Head…

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Tornadoes cause havoc as freak weather hits central Poland

Posted August 28, 2010

Central Poland has been hit by freak weather conditions over the last day or so with towns and regions being hit by tornadoes.

On Friday central Poland became the scene of a dramatic weather change. In central Poland, Wola Rebowska, near the town of Garwolin, was the site of one tornado touching dow…

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Cost of protecting Smolensk memorial cross soars as more guards and police are drafted in

Posted August 19, 2010

The city of Warsaw is spending thousands of zloty protecting the Smolensk memorial cross outside of the Polish Presidential Palace.

The cross, which commemorates the 96 people who died in the April 10 air crash in Smolensk, has already attracted thousands of tourists and just as many protesters.

Spe…

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Protesters threatened by man with live hand grenade in Warsaw

Posted August 18, 2010

Police in Warsaw say that they have arrested a man who was found to be carrying a live hand grenade outside the Polish Presidential Palace today where protesters were gathering to object to a plaque commemorating the Smolensk victims.

According to police it was at first believed that the 60-year ol…

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American UPS pilot found drunk at Warsaw airport

Posted August 12, 2010

After being seen by border guards acting suspiciously in Warsaw airport an American pilot was discovered to be under the influence of alcohol.

The pilot, who works for UPS Cargo, was spotted acting strangely and border guards alerted the police.

When the police arrived they detained all three of t…

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