Poland gunman fascinated by Norway’s neo-Nazi mass killer Breivik

What the report says

Poland’s justice minister says investigators found signs that the suspect in the deadly Krakow shooting had shown interest in Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian neo-Nazi who killed 77 people in 2011. Waldemar Zurek said the evidence, along with a Gadsden flag found among the suspect’s possessions, pointed to a “very strong indication of right-wing extremism” behind the attack, according to Al Jazeera’s report based on official remarks and Reuters.

Prosecutors identified the suspect as 24-year-old factory worker Michal Oksinski. He was shot and detained by police shortly after opening fire from a car in Krakow’s historic Main Market Square on Saturday, before later dying in hospital on Monday. Authorities said six people were killed in the attack, and officials also believe the bodies of his father, mother and sister were found in the family home on the same day and may also have been killed by him.

The case has become a political flashpoint in Poland, with officials and opposition figures disagreeing over whether the attack was driven by far-right ideology. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski initially suggested that influence, while Law and Justice party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski rejected that claim. Zurek’s latest comments add to the scrutiny of extremist networks and online content linked to violent perpetrators, a broader issue that has drawn concern across Europe.