INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES NEWSLETTER SIGNUP
World U.S. Economy & Markets Companies Technology Digital Life Culture Sports Crypto Opinion
NEWSLETTER
World U.S. Economy & Markets Companies Technology Digital Life Culture Sports Crypto Opinion
NEWSLETTER
- Listings & More – Spotlight Glossary SMB Forum, Glossary K-Wave CEO Spotlight,
- Editions – Australia Edition, India Edition, International Edition, Singapore Edition, United Kingdom United States.
NEWSLETTER Follow Us
Editions – Australia Edition, India Edition, International Edition, Singapore Edition, United Kingdom United States.
World Prague University Shooting Kills 10 By AFP News
12/21/23 AT 11:57 AM EST
Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Reddit
Share on Flipboard
Share on Pocket
A gunman killed at 10 people at a Prague university AFP
A gunman killed 10 people and wounded dozens more at a Prague university on Thursday in the Czech Republic’s worst shooting in decades, before authorities said the attacker was “eliminated”.
The violence in the city’s historic centre sparked frantic evacuations, a massive response by heavily armed police and warnings for people to stay indoors.
The shooting erupted at the Charles University’s Faculty of Arts, which sits near major tourist sites like the 14th-century Charles Bridge.
“At the moment I can say there are 11 dead people on the scene including the gunman,” emergency services spokeswoman Jana Postova told public Czech TV. Emergency services preliminarily reported nine serious injuries, at least five mid-serious and up to 10 light injuries.
Thursday’s shooting was the worst since the Czech Republic emerged as an independent state in 1993.
Czech President Petr Pavel said he was “shocked” by the violence and expressed “deep regret and sincere condolences to the families and relatives of the victims”.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she was “shocked by the senseless violence of the shooting that claimed several lives today.
Prague’s emergency service said on X that “a large number of ambulance units” were deployed at the faculty, adding the injuries ranged from light to very serious.
The private Nova TV reported a blast and a gunman on the roof of the building in Prague’s historic centre.
Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said “no other gunman has been confirmed” and called on people to follow police instructions.
Police closed the area and asked people living nearby to stay at home. Though mass gun violence is unusual in the Czech Republic, the nation has been rocked by some instances in recent years.
A 63-year-old man shot seven men and a woman dead in 2015 before killing himself in a restaurant in the southeastern town of Uhersky Brod.
A man killed six people in the waiting room of a hospital in the eastern city of Ostrava in 2019, with another woman dying days later. The man shot himself dead about three hours after the attack.
A police officer secures the area near the Charles University in central Prague AFP © Copyright AFP 2023. All rights reserved.
Join the Discussion; MOST READ IN World
- 1 French Court Jails Rwandan Ex-doctor 24 Years Over 1994 Genocide
- 2 Rescuers Dig In Freezing Cold After China Quake Kills 131
- 3 Asian Markets Track Another Wall St Record On Rate Hopes
- 4 Hamas Chief Due In Egypt For Gaza Ceasefire Talks
- 5 Murderers, Kidnappers Sell Art From Pakistani Prison
NEWS
World U.S. Economy & Markets Companies Technology Digital Life Culture Sports Opinion
Featured Social Capital
ABOUT Us
- Glossary SMB Forum
- Spotlight
- Crypto K-Wave
- CEO Spotlight
ABOUT – About Us Contact Us Advertise with Us Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Cookie Policy
FOLLOW US – Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Newsletter – TWD
© Copyright 2023 IBTimes LLC. All Rights Reserved.
