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A sudden firing incident took place at a tourist square in Krakow, Poland. The 24-year-old suspect first killed his family and then opened fire on the crowd, killing six and injuring 15. Authorities classified the incident as a terrorist attack.
New York Post reports,poland The second largest city Krakow was shocked by the big news on the 7thshooting In this case, a 24-year-old Polish man drove a car and fired into a crowd of people in a central square, killing 6 people and injuring 15 others, including 5 foreigners. The Polish Defense Minister classified the incident as a terrorist attack. Police fired six bullets to subdue the suspect, who is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Authorities also said the suspect had killed his parents and a sister at home before attacking the square.
The shooting took place at around 3 pm local time at the main market square, which is surrounded by shops and restaurants. This medieval square is Kraków’s most popular squaresightseeing tour One of the attractions, there were a lot of people there at that time. The suspect drove a dark-colored car wearing a mask over his face, crossed the square at high speed and fired randomly from the driver’s window.
Police said the suspect was wearing a camouflage uniform, helmet and bulletproof jacket and had used an AR-15 rifle to commit the crime. There were also several firearms and ammunition in the car. A tram driver also reported that a man in a car shot at him while passing by the square and that the cab’s window was broken.
Video broadcast from the scene showed shots being fired one after another, people running away in terror and chaos at the intersection. In another video, two people are lying on blood-stained stones while others are trying to give them first aid. Reuters cited unconfirmed video from the community, which showed that when the shooting occurred, sightseeing trains were still passing through the square, and several vehicles were parked nearby.
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A witness who gave his name as Konrad told Polish news website Interia: “I saw someone shooting from the driver’s window and there was smoke.” He immediately ran towards the police station at the intersection and saw that there were many people lying on the ground seeking shelter.
Another live video captured police subduing the suspect. A police officer approached the suspect lying on the ground, fired six shots at close range, then knelt down next to him and appeared to take out his weapon. Police said the suspect was taken into custody after the shooting and taken to the hospital.
Two police officers are also among the injured. One of them was shot three times and his neck was injured. His condition is critical and he has been sent to the hospital for surgery. According to police, the six victims of the firing at the square were four women and two men. At least one of them was a British citizen, and three were Polish women. The identity of the remaining two is yet to be confirmed. The five foreign injured were from the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Portugal and Russia.
Authorities later found the bodies of the suspect’s parents and a sibling at their home in Ostrowiec Swietocrzyskie, a town about a two-hour drive from Kraków.
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the suspect was obsessed with far-right ideology and held “very, very radical” and “ultra-nationalist” views. At present the police believe that he has committed the crime alone.
Defense Minister Władysław Kosyniak-Kamycz said it was a terrorist attack targeting Kraków residents and tourists. Kraków is visited by approximately 15 million tourists each year, most of whom pass through the Central Market Square.
Tusk expressed condolences to the families of the victims, calling the incident an “extremely unusual tragedy” and declared the 8th and 9th as national days of mourning.
