Krakow shooting "terrible tragedy" says Polish Consul
Polish Consul says he has visited Market Place were shooting occurred many times
THE Honorary Polish Consul to Northern Ireland has dubbed the shooting which took place in Market Square Krakow as a "terrible tragedy"
Jerome Mullen made the comment in the wake of six people having been shot dead in the polish city.
A further three people who were found dead in a property were confirmed to be the gunman's s immediate relatives, with the perpetrator himself later dying in hospital following a shoot out with police. This brought the overall death toll to ten.
Mr Mullen, who has visited the very market square where the shooting occurred on numerous occasions in the past, described the massacre as "a tragic event in a country that is usually so safe to visit."
"The man that committed these murders has died." said Jerome. There are ten people who are dead as he killed three of his own family."
"This is a terrible tragedy, a shocking event. This the worst event of this kind ever almost in Poland. It has been a tragic event in a country that is usually so safe to visit. No one can understand what happened." I have been to the Market Square in Krakow several times.
“It is a huge big square in the middle of the city and it is always crowded with people.
“It is not surprising that it was chosen by this man who obviously had lost his mind. Krakow is the prime tourist city in all of Poland. Krakow in times passed was the capital city of Poland before moving to Warsaw.
“They are taking this very seriously at Government level and they are declaring three days of mourning."
As Jerome explains nothing of this nature has ever occurred during his time as the Polish Consul to Northern Ireland.
"I have never heard of any such incident in all my years involvement in Poland. This is the first time. It has taken everyone by surprise, shock.
“I can only describe this as a one of incident that hopefully will never be repeated.”
“There are three days of mourning taking place. A lot of the public buildings I suspect will not be open.”
“We are in total shock. This guy was a Polish national and had some far-right ideology, this is what is being spoken about now."