Independence March after the Kraków attack: will the president join in?

Poland is heading into Independence Day with the Kraków attack still fresh. On Wednesday, 11 November, the big annual Independence March goes through Warsaw. One question hangs over it: will President Karol Nawrocki take part?

Bartosz Grodecki, head of the president's National Security Bureau (BBN), is due to answer on Monday evening in an RMF FM interview, shortly after 6 pm. He will also be asked how he rates the work of the security services after Saturday's attack on Kraków's Main Square, and whether gun-permit rules should change.

Some context. The attacker died in hospital on Monday, and the investigation continues. Prosecutors have described the weapons: two AR-15 rifles and two pistols. Doctors say three injured patients are in stable condition. One of the victims was a volunteer with Szlachetna Paczka, a national charity drive that helps families in need. Wrocław has introduced extraordinary security measures.

The interview should also cover when Nawrocki might meet Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and security along Poland's eastern border.