{"id":14613,"date":"2026-11-08T13:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T13:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=14613"},"modified":"2026-11-08T13:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T13:10:46","slug":"poland-mourns-six-killed-in-attack-as-authorities-launch-terrorism-probe-crime-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=14613","title":{"rendered":"Poland mourns six killed in attack as authorities launch \u2018terrorism\u2019 probe | Crime News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Poland has begun two days of national mourning after an armed man killed six people in central Krakow, as the national prosecutor\u2019s office opened a \u201cterrorism\u201d investigation.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Polish suspect opened fire on Saturday in the heart of Krakow\u2019s historic city centre. A British national was among those killed, according to police, and nationals from Austria, Britain, Germany, Portugal and Russia were among the 15 wounded, authorities told the PAP news agency.<\/p>\n

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Three more bodies were later found at the suspect\u2019s home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, about 150km (93 miles) northeast of Krakow. Police said they were his parents and a sister.<\/p>\n

The suspect was also wounded during police action and is in critical condition in hospital.<\/p>\n

Poland\u2019s National Prosecutor\u2019s Office said on social media on Sunday it had \u201claunched an investigation today into yesterday\u2019s attack in Krakow\u201d, adding it was probing \u201cthe killing of six people \u2026 using a firearm, and the attempted murder of many others, including police officers, this act constituting a terrorist offence\u201d.<\/p>\n

Daniel Prokopowicz, a spokesperson for the office, said it was \u201chighly likely\u201d that the killings in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski and Krakow were carried out by the same person, but that investigations were ongoing.<\/p>\n

According to media reports, the suspect, Michal O, had a valid gun licence and no prior criminal record.<\/p>\n

Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski stated the attacker was influenced by far-right and ultranationalist ideologies and views.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Krakow\u2019s main market square and \u2060the surrounding streets remained closed on Sunday, with police allowing only essential service workers.<\/p>\n

Many nearby cafes were closed and flags \u2060at the city hall were at half-mast. Mourners placed candles in several locations in the area.<\/p>\n

The traditional hourly trumpet call from St Mary\u2019s church on the square was suspended for 12 hours to commemorate the dead, the first time this has happened since 1939, the Polish Press Agency reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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