Six people were killed and 16 wounded after a gunman opened fire in a busy market square in Kraków, Polish authorities said. Poland's defence minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, called the shooting an "act of terror" against the people of the city.
The suspect is a 25-year-old Polish citizen. He opened fire with an automatic weapon in the city's main square at about 3pm on Saturday before police apprehended him. Polish interior minister Marcin Kierwiński said at a news conference that the suspect was fascinated with far-right ideologies and held "very radical" and "ultra-nationalistic" views.
Four women and two men were killed, according to Polish police. One of the dead is a British citizen. Three of the victims are Polish women. The remaining two victims have not been identified.
Prime minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect's close family members, two women and a man, inside his home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 140km north-east of Kraków.
A government spokesperson said five foreign nationals from Britain, Austria, Germany, Portugal and Russia were wounded. Two police officers were also injured, one in serious condition after being shot three times. Authorities said 13 people were taken to hospital in serious condition. That figure may include the gunman, who underwent surgery.
Kraków police spokesperson Katarzyna Cisło said the attacker wore military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest, and that police found other weapons and ammunition in his car. She said he kept firing at police even after being shot himself. She also said he engaged in a "wild ride" around the square, which is why people were wounded at several locations, and that he appeared to have acted alone.
A tram driver reported at about 3pm that a man in a moving car had shot at his vehicle near the square, shattering the window of the driver's cabin, according to the Kraków municipal transport company.
Kraków mayor Łukasz Gibała said the city would be in official mourning until Wednesday and would remain open to visitors. Sunday and Monday will be a period of national mourning across Poland. The justice minister, Waldemar Żurek, said authorities would ensure the perpetrator "is held fully accountable and severely punished."
UK prime minister Andy Burnham said he was "shocked and saddened by the appalling shooting in Kraków today."