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A man drove a car into the Main Market Square and began shooting at passersby. Later, more bodies were found in his home.
A shooting occurred at the Main Market Square in Kraków, resulting in six deaths and about a dozen and a half people injured, including two police officers. Later, three more bodies were found in the attacker’s residence.
The attacker was wounded during the arrest and was subsequently operated on, police said, cited by PAP and RMF24.
The incident occurred around 15:00. A man drove a car onto the Main Market Square and began firing from the car at random pedestrians. Police opened fire in response, wounded the assailant, and detained him.
Updated. In the evening, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that bodies were found in the attacker’s house. There are three people—two women and a man. According to the head of government, there are grounds to believe the deceased were his close relatives.
The prime minister also announced that Monday and Tuesday would be days of national mourning, as required by the president.
As of 22:00, the attack claimed 9 victims, including a citizen of the United Kingdom. There were 16 injured, including the shooter.
According to police, Ukrainian citizens were not harmed during the Kraków shooting. This was reported by Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ press service.
What is known about the attacker
The man 2002 years old, who 7 November carried out the shooting in central Kraków, is a Polish citizen and is from Ostrów Świętokrzyski, the police said. He had no criminal record. He was detained; police confirmed that the shooter was alone.
According to the spokesman for Poland’s Police Chief, Andrzej Fiolek, the attacker shot with a civilian version of the military rifle AR-15. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak denied that the attacker was a serviceman. He said the man never served in the Polish Army and had no ties to the military.
The district prosecutor of Kraków, Tomasz Wąszyk, stated that the attacker likely shot at random passersby. // LB.ua
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