Lower Austrian brought home in stable condition following Kraków shooting attack
The Lower Austrian injured in the shooting attack in Kraków was transferred to Austria by medical transport. His wife was killed in the attack.
Return transport to Austria following shooting attack in Kraków
The Lower Austrian injured in the shooting attack in the Polish city of Kraków has returned to his homeland. According to Kleine Zeitung, citing news agency PAP, the man was discharged from hospital and transferred to Austria by medical transport. His condition is deemed "stable", declared Krzysztof Klecza, Voivode (regional governor) of the Lesser Poland region, on Tuesday.
The transfer was organised in close coordination with Austrian diplomatic authorities. The Foreign Ministry in Vienna stated on Monday to the APA that the Austrian General Consulate in Kraków was "in close and continuous contact" with the man. "In order to ensure the best possible medical care, colleagues at the General Consulate are accompanying all steps associated with the return transport to Austria," the Foreign Ministry statement said.
The couple from Gänserndorf district were in the city for tourist purposes when they were attacked at the central market square. The 51-year-old wife was fatally struck by the attacker. Her body is to be subjected to an autopsy.
According to Voivode Klecza, following the attack on Saturday afternoon, 13 injured remain in six Kraków hospitals. Their condition is classified as stable; a woman was already discharged on Monday. The two police officers who stopped the attacker are also on the path to recovery. The attacker himself succumbed on Monday afternoon to gunshot wounds he sustained in a shootout with police.
Source: Kleine Zeitung