Shooting attack kills 6 people just meters from a basilica in Krakow

Archbishop of Krakow calls the city to prayer after a shooter kills six people in the Main Market Square, near St. Mary's Basilica.

Shooting attack kills 6 people just meters from a basilica in Krakow

TL;DR

  • Six people were killed and sixteen injured in a shooting on Krakow's Main Market Square.
  • The attack occurred near the Basilica of St. Mary.
  • The Archbishop of Krakow has urged the city to unite in prayer.
  • The suspected shooter, a man in his 20s, reportedly had "very radical views" and was fascinated by far-right ideologies.
  • The Prime Minister has classified the attack as terrorism.
  • National mourning was declared for November 8 and 9.