Tight security as thousands gather for far-right Polish march
- On Wednesday, Poland deployed extra police in Warsaw as thousands gathered for the annual Independence Day march amid heightened political tension following a mass shooting in Krakow.
- Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski stated the gunman, 24-year-old MichaB OksiDski, held "very radical views" and "was fascinated by far-right ideologies." OksiDski killed six people in Krakow on Nov 7 before dying in a shootout.
- Police discovered three bodies at OksiDski's family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, about 93 miles northeast of Krakow. The market square attack also left 15 people injured, including a British national.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk appealed for restraint, warning that political divisions threaten Poland's common good. Tusk urged citizens to prioritize unity over partisan conflict.
- Organizers expect record turnout including foreign nationalists under the motto "A Pole is the host in Poland." Critics argue the march platforms racism, while organizers maintain it expresses national pride.
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A RALLY organised by nationalist groups has been held at a time of heightened concern following a deadly shooting in the tourist hub of Krakow in south-western Poland on Saturday.
‘God, honour, fatherland’: Independence Day march shows Poland’s polarisation
Poland's 108th independence day commemorated the end of partition among foreign powers, but a far-right march joined by Polish president Karol Nawrocki reveals Poland may be threatened more by internal divisions than external threats.
On Polish Independence Day, 250,000 supporters of nationalist groups gathered in the capital for a traditional march. Critics accused the organizers of being a platform for racism and anti-Semitism.
Warsaw marked the 108th anniversary of Poland's regaining independence in 1918 with a traditional march. According to organizers and conservative media outlets such as Niezależna, wPolityce and TV Republika, it was one of the largest demonstrations of its kind ever, with estimates of participation ranging from half a million to a million people. The city authorities, which are under the control of Donald Tusk's government, also […] The post Poli…
Under the slogan of "God, honor, homeland," some 250,000 people, according to the police, mobilized in Warsaw in the traditional Independence March, a nationalist and far-right demonstration.
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