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Gunman kills six in Kraków's Main Market Square; three more found dead at his home

A gunman killed six people and wounded at least 15 in the historic centre of Kraków on Saturday 7 November, Polish authorities said; Prime Minister Donald Tusk called it an act of terrorism.

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The Renaissance Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) on the Main Market Square in Kraków's Old Town
The Cloth Hall on Kraków's Main Market Square, photographed on 25 August 2025. The picture does not show the events described in this story. Igor123121 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

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  1. What happened
  2. Victims
  3. The suspect
  4. Reaction
  5. How this story was sourced

A gunman killed six people and wounded at least 15 in the Main Market Square of Kraków, Poland, on the afternoon of Saturday 7 November, according to Polish police and officials quoted by several news organisations. Three more people were later found dead at the suspect's home, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

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