Context: Before the attack in Krakow, Poland had recently announced anti-violence measures in schools, while the incident in the central square was initially reported with an unclear death toll
A few days before the attack in central Krakow, Polish authorities had massively deployed police officers to check schools, following a series of knife attacks committed in educational institutions. Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for measures against violence among young people and warned about the “glorification of violence” online, while police also announced arrests, including following cases in which suspicions related to social media were investigated.
In the hours immediately following the shooting in Krakow’s Main Square, the investigation began amid uncertainty: initially, information reported by TVN24 based on firefighters’ accounts indicated two people dead and at least ten injured, while the toll was later revised. A Romanian witness who was a few hundred meters away described how people began fleeing down side streets, taking shelter in shops or buildings, and how he left immediately after hearing the gunfire intensify; after the incident, he saw approximately 20 ambulances speeding toward hospitals.
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