WARSAW, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A shooting near the Main Market Square in Poland's Krakow on Saturday afternoon left people dead and injured, Polish media reported, citing local fire services. The exact number of casualties was not immediately clear.
Hubert Cieply, a spokesperson for the regional fire service, told the Polish Press Agency that shots were fired from a car approaching from Slawkowska Street. Police and firefighters were responding at the scene.
Fire services urged residents and tourists to stay away from the square and those nearby to seek shelter in a safe place until police located the armed assailant.
According to Polish news website RMF24, the shooting occurred shortly after 3 p.m. local time, and an air ambulance helicopter landed in the square. ■