Twin sisters who were in Krakow when a gunman killed six people have told how they “ran for our lives” when they heard shots.
Sienna and Rimini Chapman, 20, from Northallerton, North Yorkshire, were part of a group celebrating a friend’s 21st birthday in Poland when gunfire sounded in the city’s Main Market Square at about 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Saturday.
The 24-year-old attacker, who died in hospital on Monday, fatally shot four Polish citizens, a British national and an Austrian woman, while a further 15 people, including two police officers, were injured.
Sienna told the their experiences during the attack had been “terrifying”.
The group of friends were walking towards a cafe in the square when they first heard gunfire.
“At first I thought the shots were to scare the pigeons away, but then everyone suddenly started running towards us,” Sienna said.
“We realised something was wrong and ran in the opposite direction for our lives.”