The key facts
- On November 7, at around 15:00 local time, 24-year-old Michal O. opened fire on Krakow's Main Market Square: six people were killed (four women and two men), 16 were injured, including two police officers and the attacker himself.
- Lukashenko expressed condolences on behalf of the Belarusian people and himself personally.
- The bodies of the suspect's father, mother and sister were found in his house in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski; a Russian citizen is reportedly among the injured.
Condolences from Minsk
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko expressed condolences to the Polish people in connection with the terrorist attack in Krakow on November 7. This was reported by BelTA. “On behalf of the Belarusian people and on my own behalf, I express words of support to the relatives and loved ones of the victims, wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured, as well as sincere condolences to the entire Polish people,” the statement says. According to him, in Belarus the news of what happened was received “with deep sorrow.” Life.ru separately notes that the address mentions victims “both citizens of Poland and of a number of other countries.”
What is known about the attack
On November 7, at around 15:00 local time (17:00 Moscow time), 24-year-old Michal O. opened fire on Krakow's Main Market Square. According to data cited by Gazeta.Ru, six people were killed — four women and two men — and 16 people were injured, including two police officers and the shooter himself, who was wounded during his arrest. The prosecutor said that questioning the suspect is not yet possible — he is in hospital. Life.ru describes the arrest as a shootout with police, during which the attacker was wounded; the investigation is ongoing. It was previously reported that a Russian citizen is among the injured.
Bodies of relatives found in the suspect's house
In the house in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski where the suspect lived, the bodies of his relatives were found — according to Life.ru, they are his father, mother and sister. The publications do not reveal any connection between these deaths and the shooting.
Mourning and restrictions
The Polish authorities declared national mourning for November 8 and 9. Krakow Mayor Lukasz Gibala ordered the cancellation of municipal entertainment events and honoring of the victims' memory; earlier the city had declared mourning until November 11 after the shooting with six dead. The circumstances of the attack are being investigated; the attacker's motives and details about the condition of the injured are not provided in the published materials.
