In the spotlight: Lech Kaczyński
In almost no time Lech Kaczyński ordered the evacuation of the station in the city center and for almost three hours the police searched the tunnels and trains for any trace of a dodgy package. It was a false alarm.
The Warsaw mayor apologized to city dwellers for any inconvenience and explained that he didn't want to risk a catastrophe such as the one that had taken place in London a couple of days earlier. Even though the false alarm cost the city thousands of złoty, Kaczyński assured he had no intention of economizing with the safety of Varsovians, and on top of that promised a zł.150,000 reward to the person who could put a face to the anonymous caller.
Again, the police proved very efficient and one day later arrested the alleged hoaxer. He turned out to be an ex-police officer with an alcohol problem. Kaczyński promised to take the man to court and make him cover the cost of the evacuation. The reward will be paid to the policemen who caught him.
The false bomb alert might have been a burden on the city budget, but it certainly helped Kaczyński to get a lot of favorable media attention, which could prove very fortunate in the ongoing presidential campaign, especially in the wake of the mayor's equality parade blunder.
The Warsaw mayor apologized to city dwellers for any inconvenience and explained that he didn't want to risk a catastrophe such as the one that had taken place in London a couple of days earlier. Even though the false alarm cost the city thousands of złoty, Kaczyński assured he had no intention of economizing with the safety of Varsovians, and on top of that promised a zł.150,000 reward to the person who could put a face to the anonymous caller.
Again, the police proved very efficient and one day later arrested the alleged hoaxer. He turned out to be an ex-police officer with an alcohol problem. Kaczyński promised to take the man to court and make him cover the cost of the evacuation. The reward will be paid to the policemen who caught him.
The false bomb alert might have been a burden on the city budget, but it certainly helped Kaczyński to get a lot of favorable media attention, which could prove very fortunate in the ongoing presidential campaign, especially in the wake of the mayor's equality parade blunder.
