Poland Shooter Who Killed 6 Is ‘Ultra-Nationalistic’? What We Know So Far

A police car is parked in a cordoned off area after a shooter opened fire in a market square in Krakow, Poland, (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)

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Polish authorities have found that the gunman who opened fire after driving into a busy central square in Krakow on Saturday, killing six people and injuring 15 has far right views and has been described as an act of terror.

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The attack, which Poland’s defense minister described as an “act of terror,” happened in Main Square, which is in the heart of Krakow’s Old Town and is a major tourist hub in the country’s second-largest city. The shooter was shot down by police, leaving him wounded. The 25-year-old attacker drove to multiple spots in the square and opened fire at each stop with an automatic weapon, authorities said. Although they didn’t release his name, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the man holds “very radical” and “ultranationalistic” views.

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“Everything indicates that he was fascinated by far-right ideologies,” Kierwiński said at a news conference. Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect’s close family members — two women and a man — inside of his home in…

Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/world

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