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on charges of possessing explosives.
The arrest on Sunday in Lodz took place just days before Pope Francis comes to Poland to meet with hundreds of thousands of young people from around the globe for celebrations of the World Youth Day.
Poland’s Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak says the gathering will be safe.
Beata Marczak, spokeswoman for prosecutors in Lodz said that "small amounts of explosives, not sufficient to make an kaboom" were found on the man. He could face up to eight years in prison if convicted on charges of illegal possession of explosives.
The man was questioned in English and put under two months’ arrest, but there were "no grounds for allegations of terrorism," Marczak said.
The investigation is supervised by the Internal Security Agency, she said.
Lodz court front man Pawel Urbaniak earlier Monday said that the man’s identity is being investigated as he had "very basic" documents on him.
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Blaszczak says Border Guards have denied entry to some 200 people since July 4, when Poland introduced temporary border controls due to the world youth meeting and the NATO
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summit that was held in Warsaw July 8-9.
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