Police officers gunned down at Internet cafe
Two policemen have been shot dead at an Internet cafe in
Czechowice-Dziedzice. About 2:30 in the morning three armed men in
balaclavas entered the Sylwana Internet cafe and, after hitting the owner
with the butt of a gun, opened fire on the policemen. The policemen returned
fire, and, though fatally wounded, forced the alleged gang members to flee
in a car that had been waiting for them outside. One of the bandits was
found wounded at the hospital in Zory, two others were caught in a roadblock
in Ruda Slaska, while the fourth one was found in a hideout in Zory. All of
the suspects are younger than 25, and it is believed they came to exact
tribute from the cafe owner. Following the break-up of juvenile gangs by
Silesian police, young criminals have been seeking to reassert their
position and to exact revenge. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita p. A1)
K.S.
