Warsaw - A court spokesperson in central Poland says that a
48-year-old foreigner, probably an Iraqi, has been arrested on charges of
possessing explosives.
The
arrest on Sunday in Lodz took place just days before Pope Francis comes to
Poland to meet with hundreds of thousands of young people from around the globe
for celebrations of the World Youth Day. Poland's Interior Minister Mariusz
Blaszczak says the gatherings will be safe.
Pawel
Urbaniak, spokesman for a Lodz court, said Monday that the man's identity is
still being confirmed but he is probably an Iraqi, judging by the "very
basic" documents of he had. The man has no permanent address in Poland.
Blaszczak
says Border Guards have denied entry to about 200 people since July 4.
