Exploding gift sends Polish police chief to hospital after Ukraine visit - CNN

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Poland’s constabulary main Jaroslaw Szymczyk was hospitalized with insignificant injuries connected Wednesday aft a acquisition that helium had received successful Ukraine abruptly exploded, according to a authorities statement

“Yesterday astatine 7:50 a.m., an detonation occurred successful a country adjacent to the bureau of the Police Chief,” Poland’s Interior Ministry said connected Thursday.

“During the Police Chief’s moving sojourn to Ukraine connected December 11-12 this year, wherever helium met with the heads of the Ukrainian Police and Emergency Situations Service, helium received immoderate gifts, 1 of which exploded.”

The connection alleged the acquisition came from 1 of the heads of Ukrainian services.

Poland has asked Ukraine to clarify what happened and a lawsuit was “immediately opened” with the prosecutor’s bureau and corresponding services, it said.

CNN has reached retired to Kyiv determination constabulary and nationalist constabulary for remark but person not yet received a response.

Szymczyk has been hospitalized for observation. A subordinate of unit from the Police Headquarters besides suffered insignificant injuries, but did not request hospitalization, according to the statement.

The incidental follows a slew of suspicious message sent to Ukrainian embassies successful Europe, pushing Ukraine to enactment each of its overseas diplomatic stations nether heightened security.

Kyiv’s embassies successful Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Austria, arsenic good arsenic the consulates wide successful Naples and Krakow, person received suspicious packages, according to Oleh Nikolenko, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.