The United Nations Secretary‑General, Antonio Guterres, has called the mass shooting in Krakow’s historic market square a tragedy that has shocked the international community. The attack left six people dead and 16 injured, prompting Poland to enter two days of national mourning and to treat the incident as a terrorist offence.
In a statement, Guterres’ spokesman Stephane Dujarric described the event as "this senseless act of violence" and expressed deep sorrow for the victims and the Polish people. He offered condolences to the families and to the government, and wished the wounded a full and speedy recovery.
"This is a senseless act of violence," Stephane Dujarric said in a statement to Xinhua.
According to Xinhua, the suspect is a 24‑year‑old Polish citizen who held a firearms licence and had no prior criminal record. Police said he was wounded in a shootout with officers and that prosecutors have linked him to the killing of three members of his family—his parents and sister—at their home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski.
The National Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the suspect was believed to have killed six people and attempted to kill others, including police officers, in the market square. No link between this attack and recent school stabbings has been established, but the incident has deepened concerns about youth radicalisation and public safety in a country with one of the lowest rates of civilian firearms in the European Union.
Only Xinhua reports the suspect’s family‑home killings, and only Xinhua provides the specific details of the suspect’s age, licence status, and the police exchange that wounded him.
