Lunatic who killed 6 in Poland mass shooting held ultranationalistic views, authorities say
A Polish man with far-right views drove into a busy central square in Krakow on Saturday and opened fire, killing six people and injuring 15 others before police shot and wounded him, authorities said.The attack, which Poland’s defense minister described as an “act of terror,” happened in Main Square, which is in the heart of Krakow’s Old Town and is a major tourist hub in the country’s second-largest city.The 25-year-old attacker drove to multiple spots in the square and opened fire at each stop with an automatic weapon, authorities said.Although they didn’t release his name, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the man holds “very radical” and “ultranationalistic” views.“Everything indicates that he was fascinated by far-right ideologies,” Kierwiński said at a news conference.Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect’s close family members — two women and a man — inside of his home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, a city about 150 kilometers (93 miles) northeast of Krakow.“We have the next acts of this tragedy,” Tusk told reporters.Four women and two men were killed in the Krakow attack.
At least three of the women were Polish, and one of the dead was a U.K.citizen, authorities said.
Police were still trying to identify the other two people who were killed.A total of 13 people were hospitalized in serious condition, authorities said, though that figure may include the gunman, who underwent surgery after the attack.It’s unclear how many of the injured were shot.Two of them were treated and released within hours of the mass shooting.
Two police officers were seriously injured, Kierwiński said.Five non-Poles were also injured, police commander Marek Boroń said.The attacker wore military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest, and used a military-type long gun, Krakow police spokesperson Katarzyna Cisło said.
Police found other weapons and ammunition in his ...