Poland, the police chief fires by mistake with a grenade launcher given by Ukraine – Corriere.it

It could have ended badly. On Wednesday, Jaroslaw Szymczyk, Poland’s top police officer, said he accidentally detonated a grenade launcher given to him by Ukraine. In the office, in the police headquarters in Warsaw.

A massacre could have happened, but instead Szymczyk and a colleague suffered minor injuries. When I was moving the grenade launcher given by the Ukrainians, there was an explosion, the general told a Polish broadcaster. The explosion was powerful: the force of the impact went through the floor and damaged the ceiling.

On 11 and 12 December, Szymczyk paid a working visit to Ukraine, during which he met officials of the Ukrainian police and emergency services. The gift was from one of the Ukrainian intelligence chiefs, the Polish interior ministry said in a statement. Kiev has yet to issue a public statement about the incident.

Sources say the Ukrainians said both grenades had already been used and did not contain any explosives.

After the incident, opposition politicians questioned General Szymczyk’s suitability to lead the police force. Tomasz Siemoniak, former defense minister and current deputy leader of the main opposition party: They have to roll the heads of those responsible for this situation and endanger lives. And the commander has lost his ability to lead the police.