ANDERSON: The mayor of Polish -- major Polish city has died after a shocking public attack. We want to warn you that the video we're about to show may be disturbing to you. Pawel Adamowicz was stabbed on a stage on Sunday night during a fundraiser in Gdansk. Just in the last couple of hours, he has passed away. Officials say the suspect, a 27-year-old man is now under arrest. Atika Shubert is joining us now from Berlin -- Atika.</s>ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, this is very disturbing video. You can see there, Pawel Adamowicz was actually -- excuse the phone there -- was actually on stage, at a charity concert, it was the finale of the concert. When all of a sudden, you see the attacker rush in from the side of the stage, stabbed him in the heart and the stomach, and then incredibly, took the microphone, and addressed the crowd. Explaining that the reason that he had attacked the mayor was because he blamed him for his time in prison. Now, he was wrestled to the ground by security, and he is now in police custody. It looks like, according to police, that he had an extensive criminal record, and spent more than five years in prison for a series of armed robberies. We don't know anything more about the suspect. Police won't give us his name. But this is clearly a shocking and very disturbing attack. And what we're already seeing across social media in Poland is that crowds are gathering, in remembrance of the mayor. He was a fixture in the Polish political landscape, mayor for more than 20 years. And somebody who was respected as a liberal progressive. Somebody who, you know, defended the rights of minorities. So this is a very sad day for Poland and we will be seeing the memorials tonight -- Becky.</s>ANDERSON: Atika Shubert on the story from Berlin for you. More to come on CONNECT THE WORLD, stay with us.
Mayor of Gdansk Dies After On-Stage Attack