No less than six individuals have been killed and 16 others have been injured after photographs have been fired in a market sq. in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday, in line with regional police.
Preliminary findings counsel the gunman was allegedly “influenced by far-right ideology,” Polish Inside Minister Marcin Kierwinski mentioned at a press briefing on Saturday.
A person drove a automotive close to the historic Essential Market Sq. and started firing photographs at random individuals at round 3 p.m. native time, in line with Małopolska Police.
The incident occurred close to Slawkowska Road, simply off the primary sq..
“Preliminary info means that the photographs have been fired from a passing automobile,” in line with the native authorities.
Police safe an space close to Krakow’s Essential Market Sq. after a capturing that killed two individuals and injured no less than 10 others, in Krakow, Poland, Nov. 7, 2026.
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There are 16 individuals in Krakow hospitals, together with 5 foreigners; 13 have been introduced in as probably the most critical emergency instances, in line with Kierwinski.
The perpetrator was shot by police and has been transported to a hospital, authorities mentioned.
Katarzyna Cisło, a Krakow police spokesperson, instructed ABC Information the suspect was carrying military-style camouflage clothes, although not an official army uniform, and was reportedly armed with an AR-15-style rifle.
Kierwinski mentioned the attacker was not a soldier; he was carrying army model garments, which anybody can purchase in a store.
Police additionally discovered quite a lot of completely different weapons and ammunition within the automobile he had been driving, in line with Cisło.
Police are additionally looking for out the place he acquired his weapons. One chance is that he took them from his household dwelling, the place his father had a number of registered weapons. Counterterrorism officers at the moment are looking out the home, in line with Kierwinski.
Emergency personnel work on the web site of a capturing close to the primary market sq. of Krakow, Poland, Nov. 7, 2026.
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Police are additionally trying into whether or not the suspect had any hyperlinks to extremist teams or was working with anybody else, in line with Kierwinski.
Małopolska Police mentioned the attacker was a Polish citizen and denied reviews {that a} second suspect was concerned.
“The one identified perpetrator of the incident is in police custody,” police mentioned.
Up to now, CCTV footage suggests he acted alone on the scene. They’re additionally who he was in touch with, how he travelled to Krakow and whether or not he had visited Krakow earlier than, in line with Kierwinski.
Two law enforcement officials are amongst these wounded, in line with Polish Inside Minister Marcin Kierwiński.
“One officer was shot, and the opposite is in very essential situation—3 gunshot wounds. Surgical procedure is underway,” Kierwiński mentioned in a publish on X.
Krakow’s mayor mentioned the officers who stopped the attacker have been significantly injured and are being handled at Narutowicz hospital
Emergency personnel converse to an individual on the web site of a capturing close to the primary market sq. of Krakow, Poland, Nov. 7, 2026.
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Emergency companies are urging individuals to not strategy areas the place law enforcement officials and rescue employees are working, in line with the Krakow municipal authorities.
The town has introduced mourning from Sunday to Wednesday. Flags can be lowered and metropolis occasions cancelled.
The minister mentioned the state of affairs is now beneath management, however police will proceed working via the evening. Authorities are additionally safety for Polish Independence Day occasions on Nov 11.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki expressed his condolences to the victims and all these affected by the assault.
“I stay in touch with the related companies and anticipate a full clarification of the circumstances surrounding these dramatic occasions. The Head of the Nationwide Safety Bureau is on his solution to Kraków,” the president mentioned.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk mentioned he’s being stored knowledgeable on the capturing, and that police are “investigating the background and all of the circumstances of the assault.”
Emergency personnel work on the web site of a capturing close to the primary market sq. in Krakow, Poland, Nov. 7, 2026.
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In one other publish on X, Tusk expressed condolences to all households and family members affected within the assault and praised the “heroic law enforcement officials who risked their lives.”
U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose known as the “horrific” capturing “a savage and murderous assault that’s shattered the peace of Poland,” in a publish on social media.
“What we all know up to now is that a number of harmless valuable lives have been viciously minimize down on a Saturday afternoon in Kraków’s historic and iconic central sq.,” Rose mentioned.
“America stands with Poland at this darkish hour as Poland stands along with her beloved residents of Krakow. Might the blessed reminiscence of these misplaced at present assuage the grief of those that mourn,” Rose mentioned.
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