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Symbolic image: Gunman kills six in Krakow market square shooting

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Gunman kills six in Krakow market square shooting

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A man fired at random from a car on Krakow's main market square on Saturday, killing six people. Police shot and arrested the suspect, a 24-year-old Polish citizen.

Police say the shooting began around 3 p.m. in the centre of Poland's second-largest city, after the man drove onto the square. Four of the dead are women and two are men, and 15 people were injured, including two police officers. According to police, the suspect wore military-style clothing and used an AR-15 rifle for which he held a firearms licence, and more weapons and ammunition were found in his car. Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that three further bodies, two women and one man, were later found at the suspect's home. They are suspected to be family members.

Far-right motive under investigation

Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said everything points to the shooter having been influenced by far-right ideology, which will be investigated. Police gave no motive, and agents of the Internal Security Agency are working at the square and the family home. Tusk urged politicians not to exploit the tragedy.

Foreign nationals among victims

One of those killed was a British citizen, according to Krakow Police. The Interior Ministry told Reuters that injured foreigners came from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Britain. Kierwinski put the number of wounded taken to hospital at 16, five of them foreigners.