What we know so far after Polish gunman opens fire in Krakow main square

The attack began shortly before 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) in Krakow's Main Market Square, the bustling central point of the city.

Police said a man drove into the square before beginning to fire "at random people from his car".

Footage from the scene shows scenes of panic as people fled, with the sound of gunfire clearly heard.

A passing tram was shot at during the apparently random attack, shattering windows but no passengers were injured.

Armed officers raced to the scene and engaged in a gunfight with the attacker, who was shot within three minutes of the attack beginning, preventing a further massacre, officials said.

The gunman was shot but is alive and has been arrested.

Distressing footage authenticated by BBC Verify shows the moment a police officer confronts the suspect on the ground before firing his weapon several times.

The officer then falls to the ground, apparently having been injured himself.

Six people - four women and two men - are confirmed to have been killed, including a foreign national.

Sixteen people, including five foreigners and the attacker, were taken to hospital. Among those being treated are two police officers who were shot while detaining the attacker.

One of the police officers was described as being in a "very critical condition" by a Polish government minister after being shot three times while arresting the attacker. The officer is undergoing surgery, he added.

Polish authorities have not confirmed the names and ages of the other victims.

Police have identified the attacker as a 25-year-old Polish man but have not confirmed his name.

The suspect was wearing "military-style attire" and had a military-grade weapon, according to a police spokesperson. However, authorities have confirmed the attacker was not a soldier.

"Many pieces of weapons and ammunition were found in his vehicle", the spokesperson added.

Polish media has reported the suspect had a firearms permit and may have obtained the weapons from his family home.

A minister has said early investigations indicate he was inspired by "far-right ideologies". The minister also described him as an "ultra-nationalist" without giving further details.

His home is being searched with support from counter-terrorism police.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is on his way to Krakow and is expected to give an address later on Saturday.

Earlier, he said he was being kept informed by the interior minister and that police were investigating "the background and all the circumstances".

Krakow Mayor Łukasz Gibała has signed an order declaring a period of mourning in the city which will last until Wednesday, November 11.

President Karol Nawrocki said he was "deeply concerned" and was awaiting "a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding these tragic events".

US ambassador to Poland Tom Rose described it as a "savage and murderous attack".

The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said the shooting was "a tragedy that will be felt far beyond Poland".