Krakow shooting leaves six dead, 16 injured, disrupts life, tourism

A shooting erupted at Krakows Main Market Square in Poland on Saturday afternoon, leaving six people dead and 16 others injured and turning the bustling tourist hub into a scene of panic.

Speaking in Krakow on Saturday evening, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the shooting as a terrorist attack, saying Poland had never before experienced an act of terrorism of such severity, according to Polish news outlet Onet.

Parts of Krakow's Old Town remain under police lockdown as investigators continue their work, and the attack has stoked deep anxiety among local residents.

"I was in this area and I saw the ambulances and the police cars driving and somebody told us to run. But I had no idea why they told us this. So we just kept going and then eventually I ended up in the area where the guy was shot. And I took some pictures. So yeah, it was a very unfortunate turn of events," a resident recalled.

Polish police confirmed that one of those killed was a British national. Five of those wounded are foreign citizens from countries including Austria, Germany and Portugal. Horse-drawn carriage drivers working near the square at the time were also among the casualties. Horse-drawn carriage services at the Main Market Square have since been suspended, casting a pall over Krakow's tourism sector.

"Our city has suffered an unimaginable tragedy. Four members of our association were injured, two of them seriously. As far as I know, they are no longer in life-threatening condition, but they face a long recovery. We hope they recover soon," said Eryk Necek, a member of the Krakow Carriage Drivers' Association.

"We were actually in the area about an hour before, so luckily we missed it. We were up the north side of the square. And then it became pretty obvious something was going on. There were sirens everywhere and a lot of people. I think a lot of people didn't realize what was happening to start with. And then the mood changed in the city as people realized what was happening," said David, an Australian tourist.

Krakow shooting leaves six dead, 16 injured, disrupts life, tourism

The death toll from Sunday's collision between two trains in Egypt's Giza governorate has risen to seven, with 112 others injured, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said.

The ministry said in a statement that 45 patients had been discharged after their conditions improved and they received the necessary treatment, while seven others were expected to be discharged soon. The remaining injured were continuing to receive treatment under medical observation.

The Chinese embassy in Egypt said no Chinese casualties have been reported so far.

Earlier in the day, the ministry said in another statement that 72 ambulances took part in rescue and evacuation operations, with the injured transferred to multiple hospitals in Giza and nearby Beni Suef governorate.

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered health facilities in both governorates to raise readiness and provide all necessary medical and emergency support to the injured, according to the statement.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said in a social media post that he was closely following developments, extended his condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

Sisi said he had directed state agencies to provide medical care, swiftly investigate the accident, and hold anyone found responsible for negligence accountable.

The Egyptian National Railways Authority said in an earlier statement that the accident occurred between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations when a train on the Giza-Fayoum route hit the rear of another on the Cairo-Aswan route.

Emergency teams and cranes were dispatched to clear the site and move the remaining carriages to restore services in both directions as quickly as possible, the authority said.

Egypt's railway network has long faced problems of outdated equipment and poor management, leading to frequent accidents. The country's deadliest rail disaster occurred in 2002, when a fire on a Cairo-Luxor train in Giza's Ayyat district killed over 380 people.

Death toll from Egypt's train collision rises to 7, with 112 injured