In the evening news briefing we’ve been covering, Polish interior minister Marcin Kierwinski told reporters that the suspect, who he earlier said was inspired by “far-right ideologies”, was in a serious condition in hospital.

One hypothesis is that the suspect took guns for the attack from his family home. Mr Kierwinski said the suspect’s father had several guns.

“It looks like he had very radical views,” Mr Kierwinski said. “In the car he was driving, many guns were found and a search is still being carried out.”

The suspect is aged 25, said Mr Kierwinksi, which is a correction the agee issued by police earlier.

Portugal’s foreign ministry has said that a Portuguese woman was among the injured and was in hospital, without providing more details.

Expressions of shock and condolence have flooded in from around Europe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the shooting “shocking”.

“On behalf of the Ukrainian people, and personally, I extend my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims,” he wrote on X.

European foreign policy chief Kaja ⁠Kallas said that the incident is “a tragedy that will be felt far beyond Poland”.

As we’ve been reporting, at least 16 people were injured when a gunman opened fire in the centre of Krakow this afternoon.

Polish interior minister Marcin Kierwinski has just told a news briefing that of the 16, five are foreign nationals.

One of the six killed is also a foreign national, he said.

Prime minister Donald Tusk sad he was being kept informed about the incident in the historic centre of Krakow, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in a statement on X on Saturday.

He later headed to Krakow from the capital Warsaw, a government spokesperson said.

President Karol Nawrocki said his thoughts were with the victims, those affected and their families in the aftermath of the shooting.

A gunman killed six people and wounded 15 more when he opened fire in a busy market square in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

The attack unfolded in the Main Square, a major tourist destination in the centre of the city, according to Krakow police. The gunman, a Polish citizen, aimed at random people as he drove into the square, police said.

Witnesses told TV Republika that they saw black Subaru drive up to the location and start shooting at the crowds on the market square in Krakow.

“I saw the guy, he started loading his machine gun,” one witness told the news station.

“I don’t think he was firing blindly, these were deliberate shots. He had a sort of police mask on and goggles on. Then he shot at the church and fled towards Grodzka Street. Everyone was running away from there, people in horse-drawn carriages.”

One man described how several people cowered for safety in a police station after the shots rang out.

“I saw shots being fired from the driver’s side window, and smoke was coming out,” the man who said his name was Konrad, told Interia.

The suspect in the shooting that killed six people in Krakow on Saturday was fascinated by far-right ideology, Poland’s interior minister Marcin Kierwinski has told a news briefing.

“Everything points to the fact that the shooter was influenced by far-right ideology, a matter that will also be subject to investigation,” Kierwinski said.

“Police officers are on-site, as are agents from the Internal Security Agency, both here at the scene and at the individual’s family home.”

People at the scene of the incident have recalled the terrifying moments they heard gunshots and ran for cover. One person reported hearing “about 20 shots”.

“We were walking to the store and heard gunshots. Suddenly we turned around, people started running, tourists from other countries didn’t know what was happening. We heard about 20 shots,” Aleksander told Poland’s Faktowi.

He said that he “ran into the store, the lady closed the door, and we waited a moment.”

“I’ve never witnessed such panic. People were running into stores to hide,” he said.

Video shared on social media shows panic in Krakow’s city centre after a shooting on Saturday (7 November) that left at least six people dead and more than a dozen injured, authorities said.

In the footage, gunshots can be heard as people on the streets run for cover, with some seen hiding in nearby restaurants.

Małopolska police said a gunman drove into the busy market square around 3pm local time and fired at random from a moving car. The suspect, a Polish national, was shot and arrested wearing tactical military clothing and carrying a weapon and ammunition. He was taken to hospital in police custody.

Two officers were among the injured. Prime minister Donald Tusk said police are investigating the background and circumstances of the attack.