Poland remembers the victims of Krakow - the shooter is not yet ready for questioning

At a memorial mass for the victims in Krakow's University Church, Cardinal Grzegorz Rys said: "In such moments, our human possibilities are limited to simply being there." And: "If we are all gathered together in this church today, it is because we have hope; because even such moments cannot rob us of hope."

An armed attacker fired indiscriminately at passers-by from a moving car in Krakow's market square on Saturday. Six people died. In addition, the bodies of three of the shooter's family members - his parents and his sister - were later found in a residential building in the small town of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. It is believed that they were also shot by him.

According to official information, the attacker is a 24-year-old Pole. Due to the seriousness of the crime, the public prosecutor's office is investigating him for terrorism.

The shooter himself was seriously injured. Prosecutors described his condition as critical. If he survives, further steps such as an interrogation will be decided, it was said.

Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski reported on the perpetrator's radical views and his fascination with right-wing extremist ideologies. It is not clear whether this or another motive motivated him to kill numerous people.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier wrote to his Polish counterpart Karol Nawrocki that his thoughts were with the victims and their families: "In this difficult hour, Germany stands with Poland and its citizens in mourning and sympathy." Pope Leo XIV was also dismayed. In a message of condolence, he expressed his solidarity with everyone affected by this tragedy and assured them that he would keep them in his prayers. Poland is a traditionally strongly Catholic country.

With pistols against a semi-automatic long gun: two police officers caught the Krakow bomber. Both were seriously injured during the operation. Now they have apparently woken up from the artificial coma.