Mayor of Polish city stabbed at charity event

A convicted criminal with a knife rushed on to the stage during the finale of a charity event and stabbed a Polish mayor in the abdomen multiple times on Sunday before shouting that he did it for political revenge, in an attack that left the politician fighting for his life.

Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz grabbed his belly and collapsed in front of the audience during the “Lights to Heaven” fundraiser organized by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Poland’s most important charity.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said he was informed