Thousands participate in silent march after Krakow mass shooting that shocked the nation

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Krakow Mayor Lukasz Gibala hold candles alongside members of the public at the Main Market Square as they pay respects to the victims of the Saturday mass shooting in Krakow, Poland, November 9, 2026. National mourning is in effect across Poland on November 8-9 and in Krakow through November 11. REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki

WARSAW, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of people ⁠took part in a silent march through Krakow on Monday evening along with Poland's president and prime minister as the country tries to come to terms with an ⁠unprecedented mass shooting, in which a Polish man killed six people on the southern city's main square.

Relations between Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki are ‌tense, but they appear to want a display of national unity over an incident that has shocked Poland and left rival political camps bitterly disputing the killer's motives.