The key facts

  • Traces of visits to websites about the terrorist Breivik were found on the attacker's computer
  • The investigation is examining the far-right extremism version and possible assistance to Oksiński
  • The attack is being investigated as a terrorist act; the motive has not been established

Traces of interest in Breivik found on the shooter's computer

Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek on air on Radio Kraków said that services gained access to the computer of Michał Oksiński — a 24-year-old Pole who opened fire in central Kraków on November 7 — and found traces of visits to websites dedicated to the Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik. “I can confirm certain information, since the services have access to the perpetrator's computer. Indeed, visits to websites concerning Anders Breivik are visible,” Gazeta.Ru quotes him as saying.

What the investigation is checking

According to Żurek, investigators are examining the version linking the attack to far-right extremism, but the motive for the shooting has not yet been established. The prosecutor's office is also determining whether anyone may have helped Oksiński. The attack is being investigated as a terrorist act — this is reported by Life.ru.

The course of the attack and its victims

On November 7, Oksiński opened fire from a car on Kraków's Main Market Square and adjacent streets. He was wearing military-style clothing and used an AR-15 rifle; other weapons and ammunition were found in his car. After the shooting, he tried to flee but crashed into another car and was wounded during his arrest. According to the Polish prosecutor's office, six people were killed, including citizens of the United Kingdom and Austria, and 15 more were injured. Among the victims are two police officers and five foreign nationals from Germany, Austria, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Life.ru, citing the investigation, also reports that before traveling to Kraków, Oksiński allegedly killed his parents and sister in the family apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. The attacker himself died in hospital on November 9, before charges were brought.

Who is Breivik

Anders Breivik is a Norwegian radical nationalist who, on July 22, 2011, first detonated a bomb near the government office complex in Oslo (killing eight people) and then carried out a shooting spree on the island of Utøya, where a youth camp of Norway's ruling Labour Party was taking place; there he killed 69 people. The total number of victims was 77, with another 319 injured. In 2012, Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison with the possibility of extension.