Polish Leaders Set Differences Aside to Lead Thousands on March for Krakow Victims
Thousands joined a silent march as leaders laid candles and called for unity after a shooting that killed six and wounded more than a dozen.
- On Monday, President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk led a silent march in Krakow to commemorate six victims of Saturday's mass shooting, setting aside deep political divisions to display national unity.
- Last Saturday, 24-year-old Pole Michal Oksinski from Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski went on a rampage in Krakow's Main Market Square, killing six people and wounding more than a dozen before dying from gunshot wounds on Monday.
- Four firearms and an American Revolution-era Gadsden flag were discovered in Oksinski's room, though National Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Przemyslaw Nowak said the significance of the 'Don't tread on me' emblem remains unclear amidst the ongoing terrorism probe.
- Rejecting claims of far-right links, Law and Justice party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski called them a 'blatant lie,' while Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek announced the government will review gun permit regulations following the tragedy.
- Poland's Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime has detained six individuals aged 15 to 36 for posting threatening content online, as the nation faces heightened tensions ahead of general elections expected late next year.
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Polish leaders join silent march in memory of Krakow shooting victims
Thousands of people joined a silent march in Krakow, Poland, on Monday to honor the six people killed in a mass shooting in the city two days earlier.President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk walked alongside mourners and placed candles
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Irish TimesPolish leaders set differences aside to lead thousands on march for Krakow victims
Poland’s squabbling political leaders put aside their differences, at least for an evening, to jointly lead a silent march through the streets of Krakow two days after a killing spree in the city left the nation in shock.
The March of Silence in Krakow. President Nawrocki and Prime Minister Tusk now join hands with Antena 3
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