The man who carried out the terrorist attack in Kraków on Saturday, Michał Oksiński (24), has died from his injuries. This was announced by the police in a statement on X.
“We would like to inform you that the perpetrator behind these tragic events died this morning in hospital,” the statement reads.
Six people were killed and 15 injured. The two police officers who attempted to stop Oksiński were themselves seriously injured.
Before he went out into the city to kill, he had shot and killed his parents and his sister.
The Minister of the Interior says he was a right-wing extremist. Pictures on Facebook show that he belonged to the far left. These posts have been removed; it is unclear by whom.
The mass shooting in Rynek Główny square is being investigated as a terrorist attack, Poland’s Office of the Prosecutor General announced on Sunday.
At the same time, the authorities have stepped up security measures across the country, which until now has prided itself on being one of the safest in Europe.
Among the six people killed are a British man and an Austrian woman, and among the 15 injured are nationals of Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and the UK. Two of the injured are police officers, and one of them is in a critical condition.
No Norwegians are among the injured, but several Norwegians witnessed the shooting, according to Norwegian media. (NTB)
