Portuguese among the wounded of the shooting in Krakow. Attack made six dead

Uthe shooting in Krakow, in southern Poland, caused at least 6 deaths and 15 injuries, including a Portuguese woman. 

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that a national citizen is confirmed, among the wounded of the attack on Saturday in Krakow. Portuguese is hospitalized”, can be read in a statement sent to the essays.

In a publication of social network X, the tutelage also described the attack as “terrible and unnameable” and ensured that the “Portuguese government accompanies through the ambassador in Warsaw the evolution of the clinical state and formulates vows for full recovery” of Portuguese.

The injured Portuguese woman is 74 years old and was shot in the back, according to CNN Portugal, which adds that the woman has already undergone a surgical intervention at the University Hospital of Krakow and is currently hospitalized in intensive care.

The suspect was neutralized and shot by security forces and transported to the hospital. This is a 24-year-old Polish boy. 

At least six people died and 15 were injured, including three police officers, after a shooting that took place in the centre of Krakow in southern Poland on Sunday afternoon. The information is advanced by local media TVN24, which cites the police.

The victims are four women and two men, according to the Krakow Provincial Police.

The Office of the Governor of Small Poland Voivodeship (Małopolska in Polish) confirms the assessment of the victims and states that the injured are receiving medical treatment in several hospitals in Krakow.

The shots were fired from a car in progress and “the perpetrator of the attack was arrested,” authorities also informed. “A man inside a car that entered the market started shooting at random people,” the police said.

According to the police, the shooter has Polish citizenship and acted alone. “The man had no identification papers with you. The police managed to determine their identity through operational work”, reported the news site Onet. Police also pointed out that the shooter wore “military style” clothes and used a gun of the same type.

The local authorities advised the inhabitants and tourists to head to a safe place and avoid the area.

Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has already reacted to this incident by classifying it as a “tragic shooting”. And, in turn, the President of the Republic, Karol Nawrocki, expressed his “great concern”.

“ I expect complete explanations of the circumstances of these dramatic events. The security of Poles is an absolute priority”, wrote the head of state on social network X.

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