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A man "fascinated by far-right ideologies" opened fire on passers-by on Saturday in Krakow, Poland's tourist showcase, killing six and wounding some fifteen people, an act described as "terrorism" by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk describes a deadly shooting in Krakow that killed six people as an act of ‘terrorism’.
At least six people were killed and more than 15 injured in a shooting on Saturday, 7 November, in the main market square in the southern city of Krakow, police reported. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the bodies of two women and one man, most likely members of his family, were found in the house of the suspect of the attack.
The attacker, a man of Polish nationality of about 24 years, has been shot and arrested by the police. The authorities find three more bodies at home.
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