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BackHe killed his family and went to the square! Horrifying new details about the attack in Poland that killed 6 people
He killed his family and went to the square! Horrifying new details about the attack in Poland that killed 6 people
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Milliyet Son Dakika19 minutes agoCrime1 min readTürkiyeView original

He killed his family and went to the square! Horrifying new details about the attack in Poland that killed 6 people

3 bodies were found in the house belonging to the family of the attacker who killed 6 people in Krakow, Poland.

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  • 3 bodies were found in the house of the family of Michal O., the gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow, Poland.
  • While foreign tourists were among the injured, a condolence message was published from Türkiye.

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Why It Matters

In the armed attack at Rynek Glowny Square in Krakow, Poland, 6 people lost their lives and the attacker was captured injured.

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NEWS CENTER/ New details have emerged about Michal O., who entered the city center of Krakow, Poland, at noon yesterday with his car and opened fire, causing the death of 6 people.

After the attack, the bodies of 3 people were found during a search of the house where the suspect's family lived.

According to the BBC, Polish Police Department Press Spokesperson Andrzej Fijolek confirmed in his statement that the bodies found in the house in the city of Ostrowiec Switokrzyski belonged to Michal O.'s 53-year-old father, 52-year-old mother and 21-year-old sister.

Authorities said that the wounds on the bodies were determined to be gunshot wounds in the first evaluation and the searches continue, and the searches are not limited to the apartment where the bodies were found.

THERE ARE MANY FOREIGN CITIZENS AMONG THE WOUNDED.

Malopolska Police Department Press Spokesperson Katarzyna Cislo stated in a statement this morning that 16 injured people, including the attacker, continue their treatment in hospitals. Stating that some of the injured were in serious condition, Cislo said that there were two police officers among these people. Cislo also noted that 5 of the injured were tourists from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and England.

CALL FOR BLOOD DONATION

Polish police called for blood donations for one of the police officers who was shot in the attack.

A post on social media states that senior police officer Jakub Kulik was "fighting for his life in the hospital" after confronting the armed attacker.

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM Türkiye

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a condolence message for those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Krakow, Poland. The Ministry included the following statements in its message:

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of life in yesterday's terrorist attack in Krakow, Poland. We offer our condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives in the attack and the Polish people, and wish a speedy recovery to the injured."

WHAT HAPPENED

An armed attack took place yesterday at around 15:00 local time in Rynek Glowny Square, one of the busiest and touristic spots of the city of Krakow in southern Poland. A total of 6 people lost their lives and 15 people were injured, 5 people at the scene and 1 person in the hospital where he was taken, as a result of random fire being opened from a vehicle.

The attacker, Michal O., who was shot and caught by the police, was taken into surgery at the hospital. It was announced that the attacker, who was reported to be in a serious condition, had a gun license and two guns registered in his name.

It was reported that the attacker's father also had a gun license and had 11 guns registered in his name, and neither of them had any previous criminal records in the police records. Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski stated that the 24-year-old Polish citizen attacker admired far-right ideologies. Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced that two days of national mourning were declared in the country.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The judicial investigation into the attacker will be deepened.

    Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • What exactly is the cause of death of the 3 people found in his family's house?
  • What is the ultimate motivation for the attacker's action?

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This article was originally published by Milliyet Son Dakika.

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