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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