Ełk riots

Angry young locals chanted anti-foreigner slogans,[3] smashed Prince Kebab's window, and threw rocks, bottles, and at least one firecracker at the restaurant.

[6][3] The significant impact on the media popularity of the events in Ełk was a December 19, 2016 terrorist attack in Berlin, for which the Islamic State took responsibility.

[7][failed verification] Dozens of angry locals outraged by the slaying, chanted anti-foreigner slogans,[3] smashed Prince Kebab's window and at least one firecracker, rocks, bottles and paving stones were thrown at the restaurant.

Łyszczarz and Marcinkiewicz state that Ukrainians and Canadians were not the subject of attention as people from Muslim countries were and did undergo a long-term process of spreading prejudices in public.

In social media, which rapidly mobilized supporters, Rudnicki's death was referred to as a "jihad" and some local politicians utilized the events for self-promotion.

[1] The Polish interior minister Mariusz Błaszczak responded to events saying "Poland is not affected by social problems such as those in Western Europe, where big enclaves of Muslim immigrants who do not integrate with the rest of society occur".