Польшийн Краков хотын жуулчид ихээр зорьдог төв талбайд зэвсэгт этгээд гал нээсний улмаас зургаан хүн амиа алдаж, 15 хүн шархаджээ.
Буудлага бямба гарагийн үдээс хойш болж, 24 настай Польшийн иргэн автомашинаар талбай руу нэвтрэн, хүмүүс рүү санамсаргүйгээр буудсан гэж хотын цагдаагийн газраас мэдээлэв. Амиа алдсан хүмүүсийн дөрөв нь эмэгтэй, хоёр нь эрэгтэй байжээ. Шархадсан хүмүүсийн дунд хоёр цагдаа байгаа бөгөөд нэгийнх нь биеийн байдал хүнд байгааг Дотоод хэргийн сайд X хуудсандаа мэдээлсэн байна.
Цагдаа нар буудалцаан болсон газраас холгүй этгээдтэй буудалцаж, түүнийг шархдуулан эмнэлэгт хүргэж, мэс засалд оруулжээ. Тэрээр цэргийн загварын хувцас, сум нэвтэрдэггүй хантааз өмсөж, цэргийн зориулалтын урт буу ашигласан бөгөөд автомашинаас нь бусад зэвсэг, сум олдсон байна. Зэвсгүүд хууль ёсны байсан эсэх нь одоогоор тодорхойгүй бөгөөд этгээд ганцаараа үйлдсэн, олон нийтэд аюул занал учрахаа больсон гэж цагдаа нар мэдэгджээ.
Краковын цагдаагийн хэвлэлийн төлөөлөгчийн мэдээлснээр, этгээд талбай орчимд автомашинаар явж байхдаа буудсан тул хүмүүс хэд хэдэн газарт шархадсан байна. Хотын нийтийн тээврийн компанийн мэдээлснээр, 15:00 цагийн орчимд ойролцоо явсан трамвайн жолооч руу автомашинаас буудаж, жолоочийн бүхээгийн цонх хагарчээ. Ерөнхий сайд Дональд Туск цагдаа нарыг шуурхай ажилласныг сайшааж, Ерөнхийлөгч Карол Навроцки хохирогчид болон тэдний ар гэрийнхэнд эмгэнэл илэрхийлсэн байна.
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Six people were killed and 15 wounded after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a busy market square in Krakow, Poland, authorities said.
The gunman, a 24-year-old Polish citizen, aimed at random people as he drove into the Main Square, a major tourist destination in the center of the city, Krakow police said. Four women and two men were killed. Two police officers were wounded, one seriously, Poland’s interior minister said on X.
The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a gunfight with officers a short distance away from the initial violence, police said, and was taken to the hospital for surgery. The death toll earlier stood at five, but police updated it to six in a post on X.
Katarzyna Cisło, a spokesperson for the Krakow police, said the perpetrator was wearing military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest and used a military-type long gun in the attack. Police found many other weapons, as well as ammunition, in his car. He kept firing at the police even after being shot himself, she said.
The attacker engaged in a “wild ride” around the Main Square, Cisło said, which is why people were wounded at several locations. Videos posted on social media by witnesses show people running away from the square to take cover on small streets nearby.
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Cisło added that the gunman acted alone and that the public is safe.
It was not immediately clear whether the firearm used in Saturday’s attack, or the guns found in the perpetrator’s car, were legal. Around 411,000 people hold gun permits in Poland, which has a population of 37 million, and interest in gun ownership has been rising.
Mass shootings are uncommon in Poland. However, in mid-October three attacks at schools in the central province of Mazovia took place within four days, leaving one person dead and many wounded, including children.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, praised the police officers who responded to Saturday’s tragedy. Polish President Karol Nawrocki said his thoughts were with the victims, the wounded and their families.
Images from the scene showed police officers and ambulances covering the area, and a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter also landed in the square.
A tram driver reported around 3 p.m. that his vehicle was shot at from a man in a moving car while passing nearby the main square, the Krakow municipal transport company said. The window to the tram driver’s cabin was shattered.
Around 15 million tourists a year visit Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city, the majority passing through the Main Square.
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Ciobanu reported from Warsaw, Poland and Dazio reported from Berlin.
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