{
  "id": 19027894,
  "title": "Poland calls Krakow shooting rampage ‘terrorist’ attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/poland-calls-krakow-shooting-rampage-terrorist-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T21:17:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/11/09/poland-calls-krakow-shooting-rampage-terrorist-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, Poland initiated a terrorism investigation in the wake of a mass shooting that left six individuals dead and 15 wounded in Krakow's Main Market Square. The 24-year-old Polish gunman, reportedly fascinated by far-right ideologies, opened fire in the historic center, seemingly at random. Among the victims were a 32-year-old British man and a 51-year-old Austrian woman. Three additional bodies were discovered at the suspect's residence in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, where police identified him as Michal O. A 32-year-old police officer, Jakub Kulik, heroically confronted the assailant despite sustaining injuries himself. The incident prompted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to issue condolences to Poland and its people, while Krakow's Mayor Donald Tusk labeled the event as an act of terrorism.",
  "summary": "Six people were killed by a gunman who opened fire apparently at random and was described by authorities as 'fascinated by far-right ideologies'.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Poland mourns victims of Krakow mass shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/poland-mourns-victims-of-krakow-mass-shooting",
        "published": "2026-11-08T10:17:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "What to know about the shooting in the Polish city of Krakow that killed 6 people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/what-to-know-about-the-shooting-in-the-polish-city-of-krakow-that",
        "published": "2026-11-08T12:54:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Polish authorities blame Krakow attack on ‘far-right ideologies’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/polish-authorities-blame-krakow-attack-on-far-right-ideologies",
        "published": "2026-11-08T14:24:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "What to know about the shooting in the Polish city of Krakow that killed 6 people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/what-to-know-about-the-shooting-in-the-polish-city-of-krakow-that-18962916",
        "published": "2026-11-08T15:07:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}