A shooting has taken place in Kraków’s Main Market Square, leaving five people dead and more than a dozen injured, including two police officers.
The attacker was wounded during his arrest and is now being taken to hospital, police said, according to PAP and RMF24.
The incident happened at around 3pm. The man drove a car into the Main Market Square and began shooting from the vehicle at random passers-by. Police returned fire, wounded the suspect and detained him.
A rescue operation is under way at the scene, and a helicopter from the Polish Medical Air Rescue Service has landed there. Rescuers urged residents and tourists not to come to the square, and those nearby to move to a safe place.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on the social media platform X that the interior minister is keeping him continuously informed about the situation in Kraków, while police are examining the motives and all the circumstances of the attack.
Poland’s interior minister, Marcin Kierwiński, has already set off for Kraków, where he will hold a briefing with representatives of the emergency services.