Gunman who killed six in Krakow believed to have been inspired by far-right ideology, minister says
Police said the suspect fired randomly at tourists and locals, and investigators found additional weapons and ammunition in his car.
- On Saturday, a 25-year-old Polish gunman opened fire in Krakow's Main Square, killing six people and wounding 16 before police shot and hospitalized him.
- Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński stated the attacker held "very radical views" and far-right ideology, while Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz termed the shooting an "act of terror."
- Wearing military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest, the assailant engaged in a "wild ride" around the Main Square with a military-type long gun; police recovered additional weapons and ammunition from his vehicle.
- Krakow Mayor Aukasz GibaBa announced official mourning until Wednesday, vowing the city remains open, as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk praised the police response to the tragedy.
- Following mid-October school violence in Mazovia that left one dead and many wounded, authorities are investigating weapon legality as interest in gun ownership rises among Poland's 411,000 permit holders.
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Radio France Internationale
rtl.luPoland mourns six dead from Krakow shooting rampage
A British national was among the dead, according to police. And among the 15 wounded were nationals from Austria, Britain, Germany, Portugal and Russia, authorities told the PAP news agency. Three more bodies were later found at the suspect's home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, around 150 kilomeres (95 miles) northeast of Krakow. Police said they were his parents and a sister. The gunman was wounded by police during the rampage and is in critical …
It was 3:00 p.m. when a man broke into one of Krakow's most tourist places by car. From his vehicle, he then shot the passers-by, killing six people and causing panic. A French tourist told TF1 about the scene. - "We immediately realized that something was happening": a French tourist tells of the murderous shooting in Krakow (International).
The investigation into the massacre that shocked Poland ended in even more dramatic proportions. A few hours after the armed attack in central Kraków, a soldier with six deaths and at least 15 wounded, the police confirmed that the bodies found in an apartment where the main suspect lived are his parents and sister. According to the investigators, the three present gunshot wounds. Attention, follow information with a strong emotional impact, esp…
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AlKhaleej TodayPoland declares two days of national mourning after deadly Krakow shooting
WARSAW — Polish President Karol Nawrocki has declared two days of national mourning following a shooting in Krakow that left six people dead, including a...
The attack took place in the main market of Krakow, a popular destination among foreign tourists, Saturday, around local time 15:00. The armed individual wore military style clothes and a bulletproof vest while shooting random people from a black car. Six people were killed, 16 others were injured. Subsequently, two women and a man - mother, sister and father - were also found at his home, about 160 km northeast of Krakow. Article The three bodi…
Six people, four women and two men, were killed and fifteen others, including two police officers, were injured in a shooting in the historic center of the Polish city of Krakow on Saturday afternoon. The 24-year-old perpetrator, a Polish national, was shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition. It is not yet clear why the man fired shots from a moving vehicle. The perpetrator is reportedly “fascinated” by far-right ideologies.
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