Heavy handed police action in Łódź university leave one dead, many wounded

Police had to intervene after a group of around 100 hooligans attacked the celebrating students. The officers were pelted with stones and bottles. Police replied by opening fire not only with rubber bullets, but with live ammunition. As a result one person was killed and three were seriously wounded. The police later admitted that 25 live bullets were released by accident. The head of Łódź police has presented his resignation. This was a second such accident during the last week. On April 29 a young man was shot and another wounded by police officers, who thought they were dangerous bandits. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 4) A.F.