Six killed, 15 wounded in shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square
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A gunman opened fire from his car in Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday, killing six people and wounding 15. The suspect, a Polish citizen, was shot and detained by police, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the attack terrorism.
At least six people were killed and 15 others wounded in a shooting in the centre of Krakow, southern Poland. Police said a man drove onto the Main Market Square at about 3pm on Saturday and began firing at random people from his car. Four women and two men died.
Officers shot and detained the man, who police said acted alone. He was taken to hospital for treatment. Two police officers were among the injured after the suspect returned fire during the arrest, and Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said one of them is in critical condition. Police said the man wore military-style clothing and used a semi-automatic rifle similar to a US AR-15, and a number of weapons were found in his car.
The Interior Ministry confirmed the suspect is a Polish citizen. Kierwinski said he appeared to be fascinated by far-right ideologies and held ultra-nationalist views. Police chief Marek Boron said a British national was among the dead and five foreigners were among the wounded in hospital.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the shooting an act of terrorism, praised the police response and announced two days of national mourning. He said three bodies, two women and a man, were found at the suspect's home, and there was much to suggest they were his immediate family members.
Leaders including the UK's Andy Burnham, Germany's Friedrich Merz, the EU's Kaja Kallas and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered condolences. The attack was Poland's deadliest shooting since the fall of communism in 1989.
