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Poland: Krakow shooting suspect 'fascinated' by Norwegian mass murder Anders Breivik, says justice minister

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Poland: Krakow shooting suspect 'fascinated' by Norwegian mass murder Anders Breivik, says justice minister

The 24-year old suspect was found to have read a significant amount of material about Breivik and other far-right figures. Speculation over his motives have prompted a bitter political feud in Warsaw. Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek issued an update on Tuesday concerning the case of a mass shooting in Krakow over the weekend. "Authorities have accessed the terrorist's computer.

It is clear that he visited websites concerning Anders Breivik ," the Norwegian neo-Nazi who killed 77 people in July 2011, the minister added. Zurek said a search of Oksinski's home turned up a Gadsen flag, a banner dating back to the US Civil War that is now associated with American white nationalists. On Friday night, 24-year-old Oksinski is thought to have shot and killed his mother, father, sister and two family cats in the city of Ostrowiec. The following day at around 3:00 p.m.

local time, Oksinski is suspected of opening fire in Krakow's Main Market Square. Six people were killed — four Poles, one Austrian, and one UK national. Another 15 people were wounded.