Poland is investigating disruptions to train traffic from unauthorized radio signals
Polish security authorities are investigating multiple cases of disruption to railway traffic, after unauthorized radio signals stopped several trains over the weekend
WARSAW, Poland — Polish security authorities are investigating multiple cases of disruption to railway traffic, after unauthorized radio signals stopped several trains over the weekend.
On some of the signals, the Russian national anthem could reportedly be heard in the background.
Poland's railway is the main transport route for international military support going to neighboring Ukraine, which is fighting Russia's aggression. The network also transports Ukraine's agricultural exports to markets further west.
Two men in their 20s were arrested Sunday after they generated intercom signals that halted five passenger trains and one cargo train near Bialystok, in the northeast. Prosecutors have opened an investigation. One of the two suspects arrested was a police officer, and police in Bialystok said Monday their agency had opened a dismissal procedure against him.
Similar “radio-stop” signals briefly stopped some passenger and cargo trains in other regions across Poland over the weekend. In some cases, the Russian anthem could be heard over the intercom, Polish media reported.
Authorities said there was no threat to public security and no one was hurt.
Stanislaw Zaryn, the deputy coordinator of the intelligence services, said Monday there was “nothing to indicate that the problems appeared at the inspiration of a foreign country.”
“But the geopolitical situation demands that we analyze the matter very closely (to determine) who might be behind such incidents,” he said.
He said the issue of unauthorized “radio-stop” signals was not new to Poland's
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