Shooting in Polish city of Krakow leaves 5 people dead and more than a dozen injured

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A shooter opened fire in a market square in the Polish city of Krakow on Saturday, leaving five people dead and more than a dozen injured, authorities said.

Shooting occurred in the Main Market Square, the municipal government said

The Associated Press

· Posted: Nov 07, 2026 10:52 AM EST | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

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A shooter opened fire in a market square in the Polish city of Krakow on Saturday, leaving five people dead and more than a dozen injured, authorities said.

The shooting occurred in the Main Market Square in Krakow, the municipal government said on social media platform X. A spokesperson for the local firefighters told Polsat News that the perpetrator fired a gun from a passing car.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, said police are investigating the attack.

Other details were not immediately available.

Krakow, the second-largest city in Poland, is about 250 kilometres from the capital, Warsaw.

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