Dublin Civil Defence members helped Krakow victims
Dublin Civil Defence volunteers provided emergency medical assistance to victims of a mass shooting in Krakow, Poland. The attack resulted in six deaths and multiple injuries in the city's Main Market Square.
Why it matters
The incident is a major security event in Europe, with Irish officials and the public responding to the tragedy involving their citizens.
Members of the Dublin Civil Defence branch rushed to help victims who were shot during the attack in Krakow in Poland this afternoon.
A gunman shooting randomly from a car killed four women and two men in the main square of the southern Polish city of Krakow at around 3pm Irish time.
Sixteen people were injured in the attack, including two police officers.
Six of the Dublin Civil Defence volunteers are on a city break in the Polish city and were close to where the shooting happened in the historic Main Market Square.
Civil Defence Officer James McConnell told RTÉ News how his colleagues assisted those who were injured in the shooting rampage.
He explained how Civil Defence volunteers are trained to provide medical care and they immediately sought to help injured people, providing "CPR and hemorrhage control".
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