Updated November 8, 2026 — 10:08am , first published 3:13am

Nine people are dead and 15 injured after a Polish gunman launched a series of assaults in the southern city of Krakow, leading authorities to declare it a terrorist attack motivated by extremist right-wing views.

The man is suspected of killing three people in his family home before driving to the historic square in central Krakow and opening fire on the crowd during a busy Saturday afternoon.

Police responded within minutes by wounding the shooter and detaining him, but the assault left two officers wounded and one of them was described as fighting for his life.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the attacks as terrorism and said the country had not seen such a drastic terror attack before.

Tusk named the officers as Senior Constable Jakub Kulik and Senior Constable Artur Morański, calling them heroes.

“They likely saved many lives, without regard for the risk of losing their own.…