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Poland mourns six killed in attack as authorities launch ‘terrorism’ probe

Poland mourns six killed in attack as authorities launch ‘terrorism’ probe

Summary

Poland began two days of national mourning after a 24-year-old gunman killed six people in Krakow on Saturday. Prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation into the attack and are examining whether the suspect also killed three family members found dead at his home.

Key Facts

  • The suspect opened fire in Krakow’s historic city centre on Saturday.
  • A British national was among the six people killed, police said.
  • Authorities said 15 people were wounded, including nationals of Austria, Britain, Germany, Portugal and Russia.
  • Police found three more bodies, identified as the suspect’s parents and sister, at his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski.
  • The suspect was wounded during police action and remained in critical condition in hospital.
  • Prosecutors are investigating the killings and attempted murders, including of police officers, as a terrorist offence.
  • Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said the suspect was influenced by far-right and ultranationalist views.
  • Krakow’s main square and nearby streets remained closed, and mourners left candles as flags at city hall flew at half-mast.
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