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Moment hero policeman stops ‘far-Right’ gunman’s killer rampage that left a British man and eight others dead in Krakow
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A 25-year-old Polish man allegedly killed his parents and sister before driving into Krakow’s Main Market Square and opening fire, killing six more people, including a British man. Newly released footage shows two police officers confronting him; both were wounded, and one continued firing despite being injured. The attack has prompted a terrorism investigation and raised questions about the suspect’s alleged radical views.
At least 15 people, including the two officers, were injured in Saturday’s shooting. Police said the six victims at the square included four women and two men; three were Polish and one was British, while the nationalities of the other two were not specified. The suspect, identified locally as Michal O, was wounded and hospitalised; authorities said he had a semi-automatic rifle and that many guns were found in his car. A sports shooting club confirmed he was a member and had visited its range twice that year, but said he had not received tactical or combat training there.
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In short
- Nine people were killed, including a British man.
- Two officers were seriously injured confronting the suspect.
- Authorities are investigating the attack as a terrorist offence.
How this story developed
- 19 hours ago A 25-year-old Polish man allegedly killed his parents and sister before driving into Krakow’s Main Market Square and opening fire, killing six more people, including a British man.
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Krakow is a major city in southern Poland, and its Main Market Square is a busy public space in the historic centre. The shooting followed the deaths of the suspect’s parents and sister at the family home. Police say he later drove to the square with a semi-automatic rifle.
The suspect, Michal O, was a member of a sports shooting club, which said he had visited its range twice that year. Police have opened a terrorism investigation and are examining reports about his alleged radical views. The attack killed nine people, including a British man, and injured at least 15, raising questions about how the suspect obtained his weapons and what may have motivated him.
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