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Polish border guard dies after airport shooting

Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport. Photo: Ranjithsiji, own work, Wikimedia Commons
Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport. Photo: Ranjithsiji, own work, Wikimedia Commons
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A 27-year-old border guard has died following a firearms incident at Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport in southern Poland.

A spokesman for the Silesian Border Guard Division ruled out third-party involvement, saying that the guard was alone when the shooting occurred. Few further details have been revealed, and it is unknown whether the shooting was an accident or suicide.

According to some reports, the guard was a female who had served in her role for two to three years.

The woman was still alive when discovered by a superior but attempts to resuscitate her failed despite the arrival of an air ambulance crew.

A full investigation is now underway.
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