President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk will both take part in a silent march in Kraków on Monday evening, according to city authorities cited by WP Wiadomości. The event was announced by the city after Saturday's attack on the Main Square and is intended to honor those who died and to show support for the injured and their families. The gathering is set to begin at 8 p.m. at the corner of the Main Square and Sławkowska Street.
Why it matters
The joint presence of the head of state and the head of government at a municipal commemoration is a notable signal of national unity after an attack that has shaken the country. The march gives residents and officials a shared, non-political way to respond to the violence, and the city has framed it as an expression of openness as much as of grief.
Kraków mayor Łukasz Gibała announced the march on social media, writing that residents should stand together in a difficult moment and show that the city remains proud, welcoming and open, WP Wiadomości reports. Both Nawrocki and Tusk are attending at the mayor's invitation, the city said.
What happened on Saturday
According to WP Wiadomości, a 24-year-old man drove a car onto the paved surface of the Main Square on Saturday and opened fire with an automatic weapon at people who happened to be there. Six people were killed and 16 were wounded. Among the injured were two police officers and the attacker himself, who died in hospital in the early hours of Monday morning.
Separately, police searching the flat of the attacker's family in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski found the bodies of his parents and his sister, WP Wiadomości reports.
A city in mourning
The march is scheduled for the evening, when Kraków's central square would normally be busy with residents and visitors. Organizers have asked participants to gather quietly, and the event's name reflects its purpose: remembrance rather than speeches or protest. The city's announcement described the goal as commemorating those who lost their lives in Saturday's attack and standing with those who were hurt and with their loved ones.
WP Wiadomości also reported that Tusk had urged people to attend, writing in a social media post that everyone should be there together, and that the prime minister's attendance had earlier been reported by TVN's "Fakty" program. The station's report and the city's confirmation were both carried in WP Wiadomości's coverage.
What to watch
Monday's march will be the first large public gathering in Kraków since the attack, and how the city and the country mark it will shape the tone of the days that follow. Details of the investigation, including the circumstances that led to the deaths of the attacker's family members, have not yet been fully set out, and further information from police and prosecutors is expected.
