Poland Mourns Rare Mass Killing, Defence Minister Describes as ‘Act of Terror’
Authorities say the attack was terrorism linked to far-right views, and police are investigating the suspect’s family killings as well.
- On Saturday, a 24-year-old gunman opened fire in Krakow's historic Main Market Square, killing six people and wounding 15 others in an attack Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an act of terrorism.
- Authorities identified the suspect as 24-year-old Michal O., reportedly fascinated by far-right ideologies; police discovered his parents and sister dead at his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, about 150km northeast of Krakow.
- During a shootout with police, Officer Jakub Kulik was wounded while confronting the attacker, who wore military garb and used a semi-automatic rifle; police seized seven firearms from the suspect.
- Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday as citizens placed candles at the sealed site; among the 15 wounded were nationals from Britain, Germany, Austria, Portugal, and Russia.
- The National Prosecutor's Office launched a terrorism investigation into the incident as local resident Weronika Filar expressed shock, saying Krakow is "one of the safest places on Earth, genuinely.
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Poles Mourn After Rare Mass Shooting
Poland began two days of national dying on Sunday, after authorities said a 24-year-old man with far-right views drone into a busy central square in Krakow and opened fire , Killing six people andounding 15 others before police shot andounded Him. The killings in Poland's second-highest city have left...
Kraków's Main Square continues to be cordoned off after Saturday's attack. 24-year-old assailant remains in critical condition
Poland mourns rare mass killing, defence minister describes as ‘act of terror’
Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday, after a 24-year-old man with far-right views drove into a busy central square in Krakow and opened fire, killing six people and wounding 15 others before police shot and wounded him.
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The shooter, who shot six people in the old town on Saturday, is also suspected of killing his parents and sister, who were found dead at their home.
The author, a 24-year-old Pole who, according to the authorities, is "fascinated by far-right ideologies", opened fire in broad daylight in this emblematic place, very crowded by tourists and locals.
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