A gunman believed to have been inspired by far-right ideology attacked a busy area in central Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city. Six people died and more than ten were injured.

A random shooting at the main square in Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city, killed six people. Police later found three more bodies at the attacker’s home.

A gunman who officials said was likely influenced by far-right ideology killed six people in Krakow’s main square before police shot and arrested him. Three more bodies were found at his home. Seventeen people, including the suspect and two police officers, were wounded, and authorities are investigating the motive.

Poland’s prime minister called Saturday afternoon’s deadly shooting in central Krakow an “act of terrorism.” Authorities said the suspected gunman was fascinated by far-right ideology and held “very radical” and “ultra-nationalistic” views. He fired an automatic weapon in the city’s main square, killing several people and injuring others. Police shot and wounded him, and he was hospitalized.

Polish police raided the home of a man who drove into a crowded central Krakow square and opened fire Saturday, killing six and injuring 15 before officers shot and wounded him. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said three bodies believed to be close family members were found at the suspect’s home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the Krakow shooting, which killed six people and wounded 15, as an act of “terrorism”. Three additional bodies, believed to be members of the suspect’s family, were found at his home.

Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski said municipal services are installing road barriers and concrete blocks at entrances near Krakowskie Przedmiescie on police advice, with public transport to be rerouted. Authorities will step up vigilance along the Royal Route, in the Old Town and in other crowded areas. The Krakow shooting killed six people and wounded 15; police later found three more bodies at the suspect’s apartment.
Polish authorities are investigating a Saturday shooting at Krakow’s main market square that killed six people and injured at least 15. Krakow is a cultural center of the historic city.











