Po navedbah policije je moški okoli 15. ure z avtomobilom zapeljal na glavni trg in začel streljati na naključne ljudi.
Na kraju dogodka poteka reševalna akcija, na glavnem trgu je pristal tudi helikopter nujne medicinske pomoči. Gasilci so prebivalce in turiste pred tem pozvali, naj se izogibajo glavnemu trgu in se umaknejo na varno.
BREAKING: A gunman in a car drove onto Kraków’s Main Market Square and opened fire on people, killing five and wounding a dozen or more. Police first said the shooter was detained, but a later update said he was shot by police and taken to hospital, and an officer was among the wounded. Ambulances, firefighters and an air ambulance helicopter responded on the square, people sheltered in shops and cafés, and St. Mary’s Basilica was closed. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was being briefed by the Interior Minister and that authorities were investigating the circumstances of what he called an attack (“zamach”). The motive is unconfirmed.
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Poljski minister za notranje zadeve Marcin Kierwinski je na poti v Krakov, kjer se bo sestal s predstavniki pristojnih služb, je za PAP sporočila tiskovna predstavnica notranjega ministrstva v Varšavi.
Krakov, v katerem živi več kot 800.000 ljudi, je eno najstarejših in najlepših mest na Poljskem. Ponaša z bogato zgodovino in kulturo ter velja za priljubljeno turistično destinacijo.