WARSAW, POLAND—The mayor of a metropolis in Poland was in very critical situation after he was stabbed whereas on stage in the course of the finale of a big charity occasion Sunday, Poland’s inside minister mentioned.
Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz was attacked with a pointy device in the course of the fundraising occasion organized by the Nice Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Poland’s most essential charity.
Inside Minister Joachim Brudzinski mentioned Adamowicz was hospitalized in very critical situation. He referred to as the stabbing “an act of inexplicable barbarity.” A suspect was arrested, Brudzinski mentioned.
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Polish broadcaster TVN reported the assailant shouted from the stage that he was imprisoned beneath the federal government of Civic Platform, a celebration to which the mayor previously belonged, regardless of being harmless.
European Council President Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister who co-founded Civil Platform and is from Gdansk, wrote on Twitter: “Let’s all pray for Mayor Adamowicz. Pawel, we’re with you.”
Adamowicz has been mayor of Gdansk, a Baltic port metropolis, since 1998. He was a part of the democratic opposition born in that metropolis beneath the management of Lech Walesa in the course of the 1980s.
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As mayor, he’s seen as a progressive voice and has supported LGBT rights and tolerance for minorities. He confirmed solidarity with the Jewish group when town’s synagogue had its home windows damaged final 12 months, strongly denouncing the vandalism.
Different leaders additionally expressed their help for Adamowicz.
President Andrzej Duda mentioned that whereas he and the mayor have had political variations, “at this time I’m unconditionally with him and his family members, simply as — I hope — all of us compatriots are. I pray for his return to well being and full power.”
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TVN mentioned that round eight p.m. native time (three p.m. EST) a person rushed the stage and shouted one thing. It mentioned the mayor was seen holding his stomach.
Radio Gdansk reported that Adamowicz was stabbed within the space of his coronary heart, however didn’t cite its supply.
Different Polish media reported {that a} knife was used within the assault.
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