A gunman believed to have been inspired by far-right ideology has killed six people and injured more than a dozen others in an attack in the busy centre of Krakow, Poland's second largest city.
Police said the attacker drove onto Main Market Square on Saturday afternoon and fired randomly at people. The rampage began shortly before 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) and lasted approximately three minutes.
Four women and two men were killed. Three of the victims were Polish nationals, one was British, and two have not yet been identified. Among the 16 injured are five foreign nationals from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Britain. Two police officers are also among the injured, one critically.
The suspect is a 25-year-old Polish man described by a government minister as "ultra-nationalist." He was equipped with military-style weapons and attire. Armed police pursued his vehicle until it crashed, at which point they engaged him in a firefight. He was shot and arrested and remains in hospital after undergoing surgery.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said another three bodies were found when counter-terrorism police searched the suspect's home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, approximately 125 miles (200 kilometres) away. Tusk said there were "strong indications" the two women and one man found dead at the property were the suspect's immediate family members.
He said: "Until now in Poland we haven't had such drastic cases of terrorism... that's what we have to call this cruel attack on people's lives here in Krakow."
Footage showed the attacker's vehicle speeding through the historic centre of the city as people fled and gunfire rang out. Shop fronts were shattered by bullets and a tram was also struck during the attack. Images from the scene showed overturned tables and scattered belongings left behind as people ran for their lives.
A massive armed police presence was deployed across Krakow on Saturday evening. Security measures were also ramped up in the capital Warsaw and elsewhere. A period of mourning has been declared in Krakow until 11 November.
Witnesses described panic and confusion around the square as the attack unfolded. Cezary, a 24-year-old Polish university student, said he had not realised the loud bangs he heard were gunshots until he saw four bodies lying on the street.
"We were still hearing gunshots, a lot of people were screaming," he said, adding that he had seen someone trying to resuscitate a person covered in blood on the ground.
Caitlin Shasby, from Newcastle in the UK, said she had heard shooting from her hotel room and had been told to take shelter inside as police "barricaded" the street outside.
Another witness told a Polish news website: "I saw shots being fired from the driver's side window and smoke was coming out. I ran to the police station in the main market square - when I burst inside, it was full of people hiding on the floor."
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "I'm shocked and saddened by the appalling shooting in Kraków today."
"My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their lives, everyone injured and all those affected by this senseless violence. The United Kingdom stands in solidarity with the people of Poland," he added.
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the UK government "deeply mourns" those who died in the "appalling attack." "All of my deepest condolences go to the families of the victims," he added. The Foreign Office updated its travel advice, urging people in the area to follow the guidance of local authorities.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called the attack a "tragedy that will be felt far beyond Poland."
