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Six dead after gunman opens fire ‘at random’ in Kraków market square

World news | The Guardian·Donna Ferguson·3 days ago
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Six people have been killed and 15 injured after a shooting in a market square in Kraków, Poland .

A man who had driven into the square at about 3pm began “firing at random people from his car”, according to a statement by local police on X.

The gunman was a Polish citizen who acted alone and was shot and wounded during a gunfight with police nearby, authorities said. He was dressed in “military-style” clothes and used a long military-type firearm, police said.

The ⁠injured included two police ⁠officers who were ​hurt - one of them seriously after being shot three times in the shootout with the alleged attacker. Those killed were four women and two men.

Five killed in Krakow market square shooting

The incident took place in the main market square, a popular tourist destination in Kraków, Poland’s second-largest city.

A tram driver reported about 3pm that his vehicle was shot at from a man in a moving car while passing nearby the main square, the Krakow municipal transport company said.…

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