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Poland: Hundreds gather to mourn Gdansk mayor
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15.01.2019
Hundreds gathered outside City Hall in Gdansk, on Tuesday, to mourn the late Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz who died on Monday, after being stabbed on stage during a charity event. The gathering was also a demonstration against hate and violence.
Local residents, some in tears, laid flowers and candles on the steps of Gdansk's City Council.
Pawel Adamowicz, 53, the mayor of Gdansk, was stabbed in the heart, on stage, during a high-profile annual charity drive in the northern Polish city on Sunday. He died the next day in hospital after a five-hour operation failed to save him.
The knifeman was disarmed and detained at the scene of the stabbing. The 27-year-old attacker was a repeat offender who was in the past convicted of armed robberies. His funeral is expected to take place on January 19.
Local residents, some in tears, laid flowers and candles on the steps of Gdansk's City Council.
Pawel Adamowicz, 53, the mayor of Gdansk, was stabbed in the heart, on stage, during a high-profile annual charity drive in the northern Polish city on Sunday. He died the next day in hospital after a five-hour operation failed to save him.
The knifeman was disarmed and detained at the scene of the stabbing. The 27-year-old attacker was a repeat offender who was in the past convicted of armed robberies. His funeral is expected to take place on January 19.
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