Attack in Krakow: Five people detained by CBZC, "they could have been copycats"

After the tragedy in Krakow, the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime detained five people whose online activity could pose a potential threat, said Karolina Gałecka, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, on Monday. The arrests took place throughout the country, and the activity of these people could potentially pose a threat.

After the attack in Krakow, CBZC and the police are very sensitive to possible imitators of such actions, she said.

She added that the content verified by the police referred to the glorification of the attack that was carried out in Krakow.

This content is disturbing. (...) These are people who, in some way, could have been followers of Michał O.'s actions - said the spokeswoman of the Ministry of Interior and Administration.

The attack took place on Saturday on the Main Market Square in Krakow. 24-year-old Michał Oksiński drove his car onto the market square and then opened fire with an automatic weapon on random people. Six people were killed and 16 injured, including two policemen and the perpetrator of the attack, who died in hospital on Monday morning. In the apartment of the attacker's family in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, the police found the bodies of three members of his immediate family - parents and sister.

Proc. Przemysław Nowak, spokesman for the National Prosecutor's Office, announced at a press conference on Monday that an investigation into the events of November 7 had been initiated on November 8. He emphasized that despite the death of Michał Oksiński, the investigation would continue.

We have four phones secured in the car and with Michał Oksiński. We have his electronic equipment from the apartment and other things that were there, he said.

The attacker had a firearms license since March this year and there is no indication that he struggles with mental illness. When asked at a press conference about the perpetrator's motives, he said it was too early to reveal them. However, he recalled that there was a Gadsden flag hanging on the wall in the killer's room - an image of a rattlesnake on a yellow background. It is a historical American flag that has various meanings: freedom, rebellion against the authorities, and not necessarily negative connotations.

For example, there was no obvious symbolism that we associate with the far-right or left-wing trends, he said. He added that the flag is used for various purposes.