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- The violent death of the Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz caused international dismay.
- In several Polish cities, people took to the streets, politicians from home and abroad expressed shock at the death of Adamowicz.
- The mayor had been stabbed on Sunday during a charity event on the stage and later succumbed to his injuries.
In response to the death of Adamowicz, funeral marches were organized in Warsaw, Gdansk and many other Polish cities. Thousands of people took to the streets in Gdansk on Monday evening, including the President of the Council of the EU Donald Tusk. The former head of the Gdansk government has praised his late friend as a "courageous" politician, who has always "taken a stand against evil".
The former leader of Solidarnosc and President Lech Walesa, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and numerous government and opposition politicians also expressed their concerns over the death of Adamowicz. President Andrzej Duda praised Adamowicz as a "great politician".
The European Parliament in Strasbourg commemorated Adamowicz on Monday with a minute's silence. An appointment for the 53-year-old's funeral had not initially been resolved. President Duda announced that he would order national mourning that day.
The author should be condemned
According to the police, the attacker is a 27-year-old from Gdansk. He was quickly overwhelmed by security guards after his attack. According to media reports, the offender was sentenced to more than five years in prison for armed robberies in the past.
It is said that he suffered more and more in prison under mental problems. The perpetrator has been investigated for murder. At the same time a psychological examination was ordered.
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