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Kraków cancels city events and announces four days of mourning
The city cancelled events run by municipal bodies for November 8–11 and asked other entertainment organizers to limit their activities during the period.
The numbers
- Announced length of municipal mourning in Kraków
- 4 calendar days
- People killed in the shooting, according to authorities cited by AP
- 6 people
Kraków Mayor Łukasz Gibała declared four days of municipal mourning on November 7 after a fatal shooting at the city’s Main Square.
The mourning period will run from Sunday, November 8, through Wednesday, November 11. The city says it has cancelled events organized by City Hall, municipal units and city-owned companies for those days.
Gibała also asked other organizers of entertainment events in Kraków to limit their activities during the same period.
The city directed that flags on municipal buildings, buildings used by City Hall, and those of municipal units and companies be draped with mourning crape or flown at half-mast. It also said crape-marked flags would appear on municipal trams and buses.
The Associated Press reported that the shooting took place at the Main Square on Saturday, November 7, and that authorities said six people were killed. In a separate notice dated that day, the city said a crisis team was operating at City Hall.
What we don't know yet
- Which individual City Hall, municipal-unit and city-company events are covered by the announced cancellation?
- Which entertainment events have other organizers announced they will limit during the mourning period?
Timeline
Mayor Łukasz Gibała declared municipal mourning after a fatal shooting in Kraków.
The announced four-day municipal mourning period is due to begin.
The announced mourning period is due to end after this day.