A Polish mayor who was stabbed on stage, in front of hundreds of people is fighting to survive life, it was an apparent assassination attempt in front of hundreds of revellers
at a charity concert
Pawe? Adamowicz, the mayor of the northern Polish city of Gda?sk who
has served as mayor of the city since 1998, was resuscitated at the
scene and rushed to a nearby hospital where he underwent five hours of
surgery.
Doctors described his condition as “critical” and “serious” after the attack.
One of the surgeons, Dr. Tomasz Stefaniak, said
Adamowicz suffered a “serious wound to the heart, a wound to the
diaphragm and to the internal organs” and had needed a huge amount of
blood. The city of Gdansk is holding a blood collection for Adamowicz on
Monday and a rally against violence.
Polish president Andrzej Duda said: “Today I am unconditionally with
him and his loved ones, just as I hope all of us compatriots are. I pray
for his return to health and full strength.”
“Shocked to hear of the attack on Pawe? Adamowicz, Mayor of Gda?sk,
this evening,” the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wrote on Twitter.
“Sending best wishes for his swift recovery, and solidarity to the city
he leads, his family and supporters.”
In the video, Pawe? is seen addressing the crowd before a man with a
knife rushed on to the stage during the finale of a charity event and
stabbed the mayor in the abdomen, leaving him in very serious condition.
The alleged assailant who has been identified as 27-year-old Stefan W from Gda?sk was arrested at the scene.
Mr. Stefan who has a criminal record and had carried out bank
robberies is said to have gained access to the stage with a media badge.
Watch the incident below.