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Poland shooting: Six killed, 15 injured after gunman opens fire in Krakow market square

Images from the scene showed police officers and ambulances covering the area, and a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter also landed in the square.

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This photograph shows a black car (C) that allegedly was used by a gunman that opened fire killing six people and wounding around a dozen others in the historic center of Poland's city of Krakow, in Krakow. Pic/AFP

This photograph shows a black car (C) that allegedly was used by a gunman that opened fire killing six people and wounding around a dozen others in the historic center of Poland's city of Krakow, in Krakow. Pic/AFP

Six people were killed and 15 wounded after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a busy market square in Krakow, Poland, authorities said.

The gunman, a 24-year-old Polish citizen, aimed at random people as he drove into the Main Square, a major tourist destination in the centre of the city, Krakow police said. Four women and two men were killed. Two police officers were wounded, one seriously, Poland’s interior minister said on X.

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