Krakow Main Market Square shooting kills six
A 24-year-old man drove onto Krakow's Main Market Square and fired, killing six and wounding 15. Poland is holding two days of national mourning while prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation.
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On Saturday, a man drove onto Krakow's Main Market Square and fired from his car, killing at least six people and wounding at least 15. Police said the Polish citizen acted alone, was shot and detained, and that two officers were wounded, one critically. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police were investigating the background and circumstances.
On Sunday, the attacker was described as a 24-year-old man with far-right views. Authorities said four women and two men were killed, including a British man, and found his mother, father and sister dead at his family home. Poland began two days of national mourning, and the National Prosecutor's Office opened a terrorism investigation. The suspect was in critical condition after a shootout with police.
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Poland opens terror probe into Krakow mass shooting
Poland's National Prosecutor's Office opened a terrorism investigation into Saturday's Krakow attack, in which a 24-year-old man killed six people and wounded 15. The suspect, described as fascinated by far-right ideologies, is in critical condition after a shootout with police. Police found his parents and sister dead at his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski.
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Far-right gunman kills six in Krakow square as Poland mourns
A 24-year-old man with far-right views drove into Krakow's Main Square and opened fire on Saturday, killing six people and wounding 15 before police shot and wounded him. Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday after the attack in the Old Town tourist hub. Authorities said four women and two men were killed, including a British man, and found the attacker's mother, father and sister dead at his family home.
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Krakow market square shooting kills six and wounds at least 15
At least six people were killed and at least 15 were wounded in Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday after a man drove onto the square and fired from his car. Police said the Polish citizen acted alone, was shot and detained, and that two officers were wounded, one critically. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police are investigating the background and circumstances.
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