Polish security forces have arrested eleven people accused of publicly showing support for the person responsible for the shooting that took place last Saturday in Krakow, an attack in which six people were killed and another 16 were injured.
The Police spokesperson, Andrzej Fiolek, told the official agency PAP that these eleven detainees would have committed offenses linked to the glorification of the killings. As he detailed, those involved "not only misled the public, but also spread misinformation and sowed panic."
In addition, the Krakow Police reported the capture of two other suspects for having "publicly praised the terrorist attack" carried out in the city. The detainees face different charges depending on the specific content of their public statements and, according to the authorities, most have not managed to provide a convincing explanation for their behavior.
The attack occurred on November 7, when an individual fired indiscriminately at several passersby from a moving vehicle in Krakow’s main square. The alleged assailant was subdued by the agents and later taken to a hospital, where he died as a result of the gunshot wounds suffered during his detention.
After the shooting, investigators searched the home of the alleged perpetrator and found the lifeless bodies of three family members inside: his parents and his sister. The Polish Prosecutor’s Office has opened a terrorism case with the aim of fully clarifying the circumstances of what happened.