The key facts

  • Kraków police evacuated more than 300 people from a learning center on Karmelicka Street due to a bomb threat
  • No one was injured during the evacuation
  • The evacuation took place two days after the November 7 shooting, in which six people died; among the wounded is a Russian citizen

Evacuation of the learning center

Police in Kraków received information about a bomb threat at the private Academic Learning Center on Karmelicka Street and promptly organized the evacuation of more than 300 people — students and teachers. No injuries have been reported. This was reported by the Polish outlet TVP Info, citing the police (summary — Gazeta.Ru).

Connection to the November 7 shooting

The evacuation took place two days after the shooting in central Kraków. According to the latest data, six people were killed and at least 15 were injured. Among the wounded are two police officers and five foreign nationals from Germany, Austria, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and Russia.

What is known about the attacker

According to the police of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the shooting at passers-by was carried out by a 24-year-old Polish citizen. During the attack he was dressed in military-style clothing and used an AR-15 rifle; other weapons and ammunition were found in his car. After the shooting, the attacker tried to flee by car but crashed into another vehicle and was injured during his arrest.

What remains unknown

The publications do not say whether the bomb threat was deemed credible or whether the services found anything in the learning center building. There is also no data on whether the threat is connected to the investigation of the November 7 shooting: the reports of the evacuation and of the attack come from the same sources (the police and TVP Info), so they cannot be considered independent confirmation of each other. Earlier, according to Gazeta.Ru, the Prime Minister of Poland addressed politicians after the shooting in Kraków.