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Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say

A gunman suspected of killing six people in Krakow has died in hospital, Polish police say.

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A gunman suspected of killing six people in Krakow has died in hospital, Polish police say.

The 24-year-old, who officials said was apparently inspired by "far-right ideologies", was injured after opening fire in central Krakow, the second largest city in Poland, on Saturday.

Armed officers raced to the scene and engaged in a gunfight with the suspect, who was shot within three minutes of the attack beginning, preventing a further massacre, officials said.

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Krakow police said the suspected gunman died early on Monday morning.

After the shooting, which began shortly before 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) in Krakow's busy Main Market Square, police identified the attacker as a 24-year-old Polish man but did not confirm his name.

In the hours after the shooting, a minister said early investigations indicate he was inspired by "far-right ideologies". The minister also described him as an "ultra-nationalist" without giving further details.

Six people - four women and two men - are confirmed to have been killed in the attack.

Four victims are Polish, while a British national and an Austrian woman were also killed.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said three bodies - two women and one man - were found at the gunman's house when it was searched after the attack.

On Sunday, Polish police confirmed those three victims had been identified as the alleged gunman's 53-year-old father, 52-year-old mother and 21-year-old sister.

Polish media has reported the suspect had a firearms permit and may have obtained the weapons from his family home.

Sixteen people, including five foreigners, two police officers and the attacker, were taken to hospital. The interior ministry later said they were from Austria, Britain, Germany, Portugal and Russia.

Speaking on Sunday, one of the two surgeons who treated victims on the street after the attack said his colleague "undoubtedly" saved the life of a gravely injured police officer.

The two surgeons, who were eating near the Main Market Square when the gunman opened fire, rushed to the scene to treat both the attacker and the two injured police officers.

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