Gunman Opens Fire in Krakow's Main Square in Poland, Killing 5 and Injuring More Than a Dozen
A shooting took place on Saturday afternoon, November 7, local time, in the Main Market Square in the center of Krakow, a city in southern Poland. According to Polish police, a man drove onto the square at about 3 p.m. and opened fire at random people from within his vehicle, killing at least five people and injuring more than a dozen, with police officers among the wounded.
The Main Market Square, in Krakow's Old Town, is one of the city's main tourist destinations. Police said the shooter has been detained; in a later update, police said the gunman was shot by officers, arrested and taken to a hospital. Emergency services were still working at the scene.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on social media that he was being kept informed by the interior ministry and that police were investigating the background and all the circumstances of the shooting. Poland's Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski was heading to Krakow, PA Media reported.
The shooter's identity and motive had not been released as of publication, and the casualty figures may still be updated. The incident is still developing.
(Source: Polish Police)
Source: Polish Police
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Photo: 图：波兰克拉科夫主市场广场与纺织会馆（资料图，非事发现场照片）。照片：Jorge Lascar，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Main Market Square and the Cloth Hall in Krakow, Poland (file photo, not a photo of the scene). Photo by Jorge Lascar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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