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404:. Special operational groups of secret services agents investigated suspects, which resulted in creation of a new list of 71 names, including Jaros. On December 20, their houses were searched. During a search at Jaros’ house, tools and explosives were found, which, as was later established, fitted with traces left on the bomb's cord. After arrest, Jaros was first placed in a jail in
373:, so he decided to postpone the explosion until the delegation came back from the opening of the mine. After waiting for a few hours, he saw a few vehicles, and came to conclusion it was Gomułka's motorcade. Jaros detonated the bomb, not knowing that Gomułka still was at the coal mine, and as a result of the explosion, two innocent people were injured.
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Provincial Court in Katowice, were classified. The trial was relatively short – it lasted from May 9 to May 25, 1962. For an attempt to kill top Polish and Soviet officials, Stanisław Jaros was sentenced to death and hanged on January 5, 1963. No
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