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Poland: At least 5 killed in shooting in Krakow, police say

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Poland: At least 5 killed in shooting in Krakow, police say

At least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a shooter opened fire in a market square in Krakow. At least five people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in a shooting near the main market square in the southern Polish city of Krakow on Saturday. According to Krakow police, the gunman aimed at random people as he drove by the city's Main square.

Among the wounded are police officers. Meanwhile, Polish President Karol Nawrocki wrote on X that his thoughts were with the victims and wounded, as well as their families. Krakow is located about 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Warsaw, the capital of Poland.

It is Poland's second-largest city.