Tight security as thousands gather for far-right Polish march
Organizers expected up to 500,000 participants as foreign nationalist groups joined the annual rally amid concerns over violence after a deadly shooting in Krakow.
- 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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Poland’s president joins a nationalist march as the country reels from the Krakow shooting
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Karol Nawrocki joined hundreds of thousands of right-wing demonstrators, waving red-and-white national flags and chanting slogans, at an annual march on Wednesday to mark the country's Independence Day.
Up to 250,000 people took part in the traditional Independence March in Warsaw, the director of the Capital Security Center, Jarosław Mystal, reported. The march, organized by nationalist and right-wing circles, marked the 108th anniversary of the restoration of Poland's independence. The column started from the Roman Dmowski roundabout, crossed the Poniatowski Bridge and reached the area of the National Stadium. The event was held under the mot…
At least 250,000 people, according to the Polish authorities and police, participated on Wednesday, in Warsaw, in the "March of Independence", a demonstration that brought together conservative and populist forces...
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