Polish charity drive marred by deadly knife attack
PR dla Zagranicy
Grzegorz Siwicki
14.01.2019 15:30
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Polish charity drive marred by deadly knife attack
Jubilation turned to shock after the mayor of a Polish city was stabbed and severely injured by a knife-wielding attacker during an annual nationwide charity drive.
Paweł Adamowicz, pictured in October last year. Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa
Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of the northern port city of Gdańsk, sustained severe wounds while on stage at a major open-air event on Sunday evening.
He died on Monday afternoon.