Iraqi man suspected of possesing explosives arrested in Łódź

A man of Iraqi nationality has been arrested in Łódź on suspicion of possesing explosives, Beata Marczak from the prosecutor's office informed. "The suspect was detained on Thursday. On Sunday, the district court for Łódź-Śródmieście issued a two-month custody order. He was charged with possessing explosives," said Paweł Urbaniak, the court's spokesman. According to unofficial information, the 48-year-old was renting two apartments in Łódź and traces of explosives were found on his clothes. The man allegedly arrived in Poland a few days ago. Earlier, he had been expelled from Switzerland and Sweden. Early media reports said that the man was arrested on suspicion of preparing for a terrorist attack, however Marczak said the trace amounts of explosives weren't enough to carry out an attack.