Part of Polish armed forces in increased readiness

Created: 2022-11-15Updated: 2022-11-15, 11:02 p.m

The Google Earth aerial photo shows the region around the town of Przewodow in Poland near the border with Ukraine (right).

Two people died in an explosion on a farm in the Polish town.

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Two people die in an explosion in a Polish village near Ukraine.

There are unconfirmed reports of rocket hits.

Poland puts part of its army on increased readiness.

Warsaw (AP) - After an explosion that killed two people in a village near the border with Ukraine, Poland has put part of its armed forces on increased alert.

This also applies to other uniformed services, said a government spokesman on Tuesday evening in Warsaw.

It is about specific military combat units and the combat readiness of units of the uniformed services, he said, without giving any further details.

In addition, together with the NATO allies, it was decided to check whether there were reasons to initiate the procedures under Article 4 of the NATO treaty, he said.

Article 4 provides for consultations between the NATO states if one of them sees the integrity of its territory, political independence or its own security threatened.

The government in Warsaw had previously convened a meeting of the National Security Council after unconfirmed reports of an alleged rocket hit in the border area with Ukraine.

In addition, an unscheduled cabinet meeting was convened at short notice on Tuesday evening.

According to the fire brigade in Hrubieszow, two people died in an explosion on a farm in the village of Przewodow.

The cause of the explosion is still unclear.

The government spokesman confirmed this information.

The authorities are on site to clarify the circumstances.

dpa