Anna Kalczyńska presents Kraków's Main Square the day after the attack
Journalist Anna Kalczyńska anchored a special news edition from Kraków's Main Square and shared what the city felt like the day after the deadly attack.

Poland is still trying to process the attack in the centre of Kraków. One of the faces of the coverage was TV journalist Anna Kalczyńska, who anchored a special edition of the news programme "Wydarzenia" straight from the cordoned-off Main Square.
What happened?
Kalczyńska, who works for Polsat News, presented the evening edition from the almost empty square, which was still being secured by the services. On Instagram she posted a photo of herself in a black coat behind a transparent lectern, with the misty Cloth Hall and the tower of St. Mary's Basilica in the background. The caption read: "Today's main edition of Wydarzenia from Kraków", followed by a broken-heart emoji.
In her longer post she wrote about "the first act of terror on Polish streets". She described "appalling evil on one side and unprecedented solidarity in helping the victims on the other". People across Poland, she added, are thanking the police officers and bystanders who were first to help the wounded.
On her Instagram Stories she showed short clips: police tape, patrol cars, bewildered passers-by and candles glowing in the dark. "Dusk is falling in Kraków. The square is still closed to traffic. Candles and flowers," she said.
What do we know about the attack?
According to the Lesser Poland police, six people died and 16 were injured, including two police officers. Police also confirmed that the attacker is dead.
Police and prosecutors have finished their inspection of the Main Square, and it has been reopened to residents and tourists.
What's next?
The attack has already reached politics. The deputy head of the interior ministry said the event is an "impulse" to revise a draft on registering black-powder weapons. "We want every single weapon to be registered," he said.
Under Kalczyńska's posts, many people thanked her for the professional coverage and sent condolences to the victims and their families.
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