Polish PM calls shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square a terrorist act, Tengrinews reports
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Corrected on 9 November 2026 at 12:04 UTC. Corrected: information the story relied on has changed. - «The man who opened fire on a crowd in central Krakow on Saturday has died»: its status changed from developing to confirmed. Versions and corrections
Summary
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square an act of terrorism. The gunman died in hospital on Monday, and his body was later identified by police as the attacker.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square an act of terrorism.
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4 sources: Meduza, Tengrinews, The Insider, Euronews
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- Meduza · · В больнице умер стрелок, убивший шесть человек на площади в Кракове (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Стрельба в Кракове: нападавший скончался в больнице (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Стрелок, убивший шесть человек на площади в центре Кракова, умер в больнице (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Europe Today: Poland in shock after deadly Krakow attack, Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi near (Original publication)
Context
1 source: Fox News
A Polish resident opened fire in Krakow, killing six people and injuring at least a dozen others.
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7 sources: Meduza, Tengrinews, Business FM, The Insider, DW News, Euronews, Fox News
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- Meduza · · В больнице умер стрелок, убивший шесть человек на площади в Кракове (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Стрельба в Кракове: нападавший скончался в больнице (Original publication)
- Business FM · · Мужчина, устроивший стрельбу в Кракове, скончался (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Стрелок, убивший шесть человек на площади в центре Кракова, умер в больнице (Original publication)
- DW News · · Krakow mass shooting suspect has died in hospital, police in Poland say (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Europe Today: Poland in shock after deadly Krakow attack, Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi near (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Gunman who killed 6 in Poland's Krakow square dies in hospital after police shootout (Original publication)
- Meduza · · Теракт в Кракове. Что известно два дня спустя. Преступника с винтовкой обезвредили двое патрульных, вооруженных лишь пистолетами. Их жизни спасали хирурги, ужинавшие в ресторане неподалеку (Original publication)
Contradicts
1 source: UNIAN
The gunman died in hospital on Monday, and his body was later identified by police as the attacker.
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12 sources: Meduza, Tengrinews, Business FM, The Insider, BBC News, BBC World Service, DW News, Euronews, NBC News, TRT World, TV8 Moldova, Fox News
All materials (13)
- Meduza · · В больнице умер стрелок, убивший шесть человек на площади в Кракове (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Стрельба в Кракове: нападавший скончался в больнице (Original publication)
- Business FM · · Мужчина, устроивший стрельбу в Кракове, скончался (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Стрелок, убивший шесть человек на площади в центре Кракова, умер в больнице (Original publication)
- BBC News · · Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say (Original publication)
- DW News · · Krakow mass shooting suspect has died in hospital, police in Poland say (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Europe Today: Poland in shock after deadly Krakow attack, Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi near (Original publication)
- NBC News · · Gunman with far-right views who killed 6 in Poland shooting rampage dies in hospital (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Suspect in deadly Poland shootings dies in hospital (Original publication)
- TV8 Moldova · · Подозреваемый в нападении со стрельбой в польском Кракове скончался в больнице (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Gunman who killed 6 in Poland's Krakow square dies in hospital after police shootout (Original publication)
- Meduza · · Теракт в Кракове. Что известно два дня спустя. Преступника с винтовкой обезвредили двое патрульных, вооруженных лишь пистолетами. Их жизни спасали хирурги, ужинавшие в ресторане неподалеку (Original publication)
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Euronews states: The suspect in the Krakow Main Square shooting died in hospital on Monday.
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9 sources: BBC World Service, BBC News, DW News, Euronews, NBC News, TRT World, TV8 Moldova, Fox News, Meduza
All materials (10)
- BBC World Service · · Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say (Original publication)
- BBC News · · Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say (Original publication)
- DW News · · Krakow mass shooting suspect has died in hospital, police in Poland say (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Krakow Main Square shooting suspect dies in hospital, police say (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Europe Today: Poland in shock after deadly Krakow attack, Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi near (Original publication)
- NBC News · · Gunman with far-right views who killed 6 in Poland shooting rampage dies in hospital (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Suspect in deadly Poland shootings dies in hospital (Original publication)
- TV8 Moldova · · Подозреваемый в нападении со стрельбой в польском Кракове скончался в больнице (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Gunman who killed 6 in Poland's Krakow square dies in hospital after police shootout (Original publication)
- Meduza · · Теракт в Кракове. Что известно два дня спустя. Преступника с винтовкой обезвредили двое патрульных, вооруженных лишь пистолетами. Их жизни спасали хирурги, ужинавшие в ресторане неподалеку (Original publication)
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- Correction: Corrected: information the story relied on has changed. - «The man who opened fire on a crowd in central Krakow on Saturday has died»: its status changed from developing to confirmed.
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The Insider
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Euronews
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DW News
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BBC News
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BBC World Service
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NBC News
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TRT World
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TV8 Moldova
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