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Gunman kills five and wounds more than 10, including two police officers, in Poland

Gunman kills five and wounds more than 10, including two police officers, in Poland

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Five people were killed and at least ten others, including two police officers, were injured when a gunman opened fire from a car in the main square of Krakow, Poland, on Saturday, the Daily Mail reported.

Five people have been killed after a gunman opened fire from a car in the main square in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday, the Daily Mail reported.

At least ten others, including two police officers, were injured, according to local media.

Police said a man began “firing at random people from his car.” He was shot by armed officers and arrested.

Footage showed a police officer approaching a man believed to be the shooter, dressed in military-style green fatigues, and firing several shots.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said: “I am being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Kraków following the tragic shooting.”

“The police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack,” he added.

Krakow fire service spokesman Captain Hubert Ciepły told local media: “Two fatalities in a shooting on the Main Market Square, 10 people injured, including two police officers.”

A protest had been planned in the square before the incident.

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