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Offline TomSea

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Polish Mayor in 'Very Serious' Condition After Knife Attack
« on: January 14, 2019, 03:46:20 am »
This was sour grapes, the person who carried out the stabbing had been in prison previously.  I'm not sure if the mayor had any actual responsibility in that. First report I have seen on the mayor's condition.
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Polish Mayor in 'Very Serious' Condition After Knife Attack
Vanessa Gera / AP

(WARSAW, Poland) — A convicted criminal with a knife rushed on to the stage during the finale of a charity event and stabbed a Polish mayor in the abdomen multiple times Sunday before shouting that he did it for political revenge, in an attack that left the politician fighting for his life.

Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz grabbed his belly and collapsed in front of the audience during the “Lights to Heaven” fundraiser organized by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Poland’s most important charity.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said he was informed that “doctors succeeded in reanimating the heart of the seriously injured Mayor Pawel Adamowicz and there is hope, but his condition is very difficult.” He called for people to pray for the mayor.

Read more at: http://time.com/5501712/poland-mayor-stabbing-attack-gdansk/

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Re: Polish Mayor in 'Very Serious' Condition After Knife Attack
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2019, 03:32:02 pm »
He has passed away.

http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/401410,UPDATE-Mayor-dies-after-stabbing-Poland-shocked
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46867286

It sounds to me like the attacker was mainly going after someone, anyone in authority. The attacker also seemed to have a security, press pass  or something like this, that enabled him to get close to dignitaries.