The key facts
- The attack took place on November 7 at around 3:00 p.m. on the Main Market Square in Kraków; five people were killed, with ten injured reported earlier
- The shooter fired from a car without license plates, was detained after a shootout with police, and was taken to a hospital
- Donald Tusk called the shooting a terrorist attack; Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński was sent to the scene
What happened in Kraków
On November 7, at around 3:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. Moscow time), an armed attack on pedestrians took place in the historic center of Kraków — on the Main Market Square, popular with tourists. According to the latest reports from Life.ru, the death toll has reached five; earlier reports mentioned ten injured. Among the victims are police officers; the exact number of wounded and the severity of their condition are being clarified.
How the attacker acted and how he was detained
According to the radio station RMF FM, cited by Life.ru, an armed man in camouflage clothing with a long-barreled weapon opened fire on random pedestrians from a moving car without license plates. Arriving police officers engaged him in a shootout: according to preliminary information, he took cover behind the car and returned fire. During the arrest, the suspect was wounded and taken to a hospital. In photographs circulating online, he is shown in camouflage and a helmet next to a weapon that outwardly resembles a rifle from the AR-15/M4 family; the exact model has not been officially confirmed.
The authorities' reaction
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the shooting in central Kraków a terrorist attack and said that the police are establishing the causes and circumstances of the attack. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński has been dispatched to the scene. The motives of the crime have not yet been established. Life.ru also mentions a report about the detention of an alleged accomplice of the shooter, but the publication provides no details about this.
