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    Polish Mayor Dies In Stabbing Attack During Charity Event

    Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz was onstage at an event to raise money for children's hospitals when he was stabbed in the heart and abdomen.
    by Daniella Cheslow Jan 14, 2019 2 minutes
    A man is held on the ground by security personnel after he allegedly stabbed the mayor of Gdansk, Poland, during a charity event there. Mayor Pawel Adamowicz died later of his wounds.

    Updated at 12:35 p.m. ET

    The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, Pawel Adamowicz, has died a day after he was stabbed in the heart and abdomen at a charity event attended by thousands of people.

    Adamowicz, 53, was onstage after speaking at Sunday's finale of the annual , which raises money for medical equipment to treat sick children. TV footage showed

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