President Karol Nawrocki wrote on X that he is receiving reports of tragic events in the centre of Kraków with “great concern”. He announced that the head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) is on his way to the city.
The president’s post
The president published the post on his profile on Saturday, 7 November, after 4 p.m.
Nawrocki wrote that his thoughts are with the victims, the injured and their families. He said he remains in contact with the relevant services and added that he expects a “full explanation of the circumstances” of the events.
BBN chief heading to Kraków
The president also said that the head of the National Security Bureau is on his way to Kraków. He closed the post with the words: “The safety of Poles is an absolute priority!”
What we know about the incident
According to a statement from the Lesser Poland Police, a man drove a car onto the Main Square (Rynek Główny) and began shooting at random people. The attacker has been detained, and there are injured people, including police officers. We described the details in our article about the arrest of the shooter from the car on the Square. According to the official police statement, 5 people have died and there are more than a dozen victims. The attacker was shot, then detained and taken to hospital.
