FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: NATO WORRIES , EVEN THOUGH RUSSIA STRIKE INSIDE POLAND NOT CONFIRMED!

U.S., allies cannot confirm report of Russian strike on Poland amid NATO worry WARSAW, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The United States and Western allies said they were investigating but could not confirm a report on Tuesday that a blast in NATO member Poland resulted from stray Russian missiles, while Russia's defence ministry denied it.

Two people were killed in an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland about 12 kilometers (7-1/2 miles) from the border with Ukraine, firefighters said.

The Associated Press earlier cited a senior U.S. intelligence official as saying the blast was due to Russian missiles having crossed into Poland. Polish Radio ZET attributed the explosion to two stray missiles, without giving more details.

Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are committed to collective defence, so a Russian strike on Poland could risk widening the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began with Moscow's invasion in February. But in Washington, the Pentagon, White House and U.S. State Department said they could not corroborate the report and were working with the Polish government to gather more information. The State Department said the report was "incredibly concerning."

Germany and Canada said they were monitoring the situation, and Norway said it was seeking details.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian missiles hit Poland in a "significant escalation" of the conflict. He did not provide evidence of the strikes.