Polish media have reported that the policeman sustained facial injuries when he tried to intervene in an area close to where US rock band Allah-Las, whose concert in Rotterdam was cancelled yesterday following a tip-off from Spanish police over a terror threat, are due to perform tonight.
The officer was treated at the scene and his injuries were not deemed to be life-threatening.
The incident occured at around 3.30pm local time this afternoon and local media reports claim the perpetrator was a 24-year-old Israeli man, although this has not been confirmed by authorities.
Police spokesman Rafał Retmaniak said: “We do not know if this event was related to this concert or any other event in Warsaw.”
At the moment, the Allah-Las concert is believed to be set to go ahead as planned.
Earlier today, authorities confirmed plans to deploy uniformed and plainclothes officers at tonight’s Allah-Las concert in the wake of yesterday’s attempted attack.
Warsaw police spokesman Robert Szumiata said the additional police presence would be deployed in order to “ensure security of people taking part in the concert and those who will find themselves in the area.”
More to follow…