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Russia posed spy as Belarusian refugee to set Warsaw mall on fire, prosecutors say

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An alleged Belarusian refugee is accused of setting fire to a Warsaw hypermarket on behalf of Russian intelligence, Polish prosecutors say. The fire, which broke out on April 13, 2024 , was deliberately set by Stepan K. , a man described as a Belarusian political refugee living in Poland , prosecutors said. The incident is the latest in a growing number of suspected Russian -orchestrated sabotage efforts in Europe , fueling concerns that Moscow is increasingly deploying hybrid warfare tactics across the continent..

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