On 7 November 2026 a mass shooting occurred in Krakow Poland. A man drove through the main city square firing at people with an AR-15. He killed six people and injured fifteen others. Police engaged the suspect in a firefight, two were shot as was the suspect. Police later found three of the suspect’s family members dead in their apartment (Wikipedia).
Officials say the man had far right views and Poland’s defense minister labelled the shootings an act of terror (Dallas Morning News).
Saturday’s shooting shocked a country that had prided itself on being safer than many of its Western European neighbors, and deepened public concern about extreme views following school stabbings in October that officials have linked to inflammatory content online – Reuters
Nationalist leaders have questioned the government’s claim the shooter was motivated by far right views.
The Law and Justice Party (PIS) holds 35% of the seats in the Parliament. They used anti Ukraine rhetoric to gain votes in the last election (Yahoo). The Confederation Liberty and Independence Party (KWIN) has 18 of the Polish Parliamentary seats. The Confederation of the Polish Crown (KKP), a Monarchist party, holds 18 seats (Wikipedia).
Two surgeons having lunch nearby witnessed the shootings and went to the aid of the injured officers. The officers and the surgeons are being credited with heroism (BBC).
Job 1:7 Yhwh said to the Satan (Hasshathan), “Where are you coming from?” And Satan answered Yhwh and said, “From going to and fro on the earth and from walking in it.”