Surgeon having lunch near Krakow shooting undoubtedly saved officer's life, colleague says

One of two surgeons who treated victims on the streets in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Krakow, Poland said his colleague"undoubtedly" saved the life of a gravely injured police officer. The pair were eating near the city's Main Market Square on Saturday when a gunman began firing at random, killing six and injuring 15.

On Sunday, the officers - both hailed as "true heroes" by the prime minister for preventing further deaths - emerged from comas. Prosecutors launched a terror investigation after ministers previously said the 24-year-old Polish attacker - who remains in a critical condition - was apparently inspired by "far-right ideologies".

Professor Michal Pędziwiatr and Dr Mateusz Wierdak were having lunch in central Krakow with their families when they heard gunshots, local media reported. "Suddenly my son ran up and said: 'Dad, they're shooting at people there, people are falling to the ground'," Pędziwiatr told news outlet Fakt.