The key facts
- Second suspect in the shooting on Kraków's Main Market Square detained
- Death toll rises to five, more than ten wounded, including police officers
- Tusk called the attack terrorism, President Nawrocki demanded the circumstances be established
Second suspect under police control
Polish police have detained a second suspected participant in the mass shooting on Kraków's Main Market Square. According to Polish Radio (Radio PIK), two men took part in the attack, and both are now under law enforcement control; one of the suspects sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to hospital. According to updated police data, he was wounded during the arrest.
Victims and course of the attack
The death toll from the attack has risen to five people, with more than ten others wounded — police officers are among the injured. The attack took place in the afternoon of November 7: a car drove onto the Main Market Square from Sławkowska Street, after which gunfire was opened on random people from the vehicle. Emergency services arrived at the scene, a medical helicopter was used to evacuate the wounded; police also carried out an operation on the neighboring Długa Street. The shooting in the city's historic center was previously reported by Life.ru, which also published video from the scene and photos of the attacker.
Government reaction
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was receiving information about the incident directly from the Interior Minister and called it a terrorist attack; according to him, the police are investigating the circumstances of the attack and establishing its motives. Polish President Karol Nawrocki demanded that the circumstances of the terrorist attack be established.
