A shocking entry after the attack in Krakow. The man was arrested

On the night from Saturday to Sunday, right after the attack in Krakow, Emil W. posted an entry under the report on the events on the "Kanał Zero" website with the following text: "calm down, tomorrow there will be action in Warsaw, be careful on the streets." According to the spokesman of the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw, prosecutor Piotr Antoni Skiba, this entry was treated as a potential threat to the life and health of the capital's inhabitants.

Quick response of the services

This triggered actions by police officers aimed at averting this threat, i.e. a false alarm - explained prosecutor Skiba. An anonymous person contacted law enforcement agencies after coming across Emil W.'s entry and immediately notified the police.

The detained Emil W. admitted to authoring the comment, but in his explanation he emphasized that he did not mean the attack, but only the expected brawls in front of the Constitutional Tribunal. The fact that he posted the entry as a comment on a profile reporting live on the tragic events that took place in Krakow was caused by thoughtlessness, Skiba explained.

The prosecutor placed him under police supervision, obliging him to appear at the police station once a week. Emil W. faces 6 months to 8 years in prison.

A wave of false information after the attack

This is not the only case of spreading false information after the Krakow tragedy. The Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime announced the identification and detention of six people aged 15 to 36 who published false entries regarding the shooting in Krakow. One of the detained is Emil W.

Let us recall that on Saturday, November 7 in the afternoon, a masked 24-year-old drove his car into the Krakow Market Square and opened fire on the people gathered there. After an exchange of fire with the police, he was injured and detained. Four weapons were found in his car - two AR-15 rifles and two pistols, as well as about 500 rounds of ammunition. The man had a firearms license and had no previous convictions or records.

As a result of the attack, six people were killed and 15 were injured, including two policemen. The attacker was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he died on Monday morning.