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Post by Newsman on Dec 21, 2023 13:35:35 GMT -5
 ..monitoring reports of a shooting at a university in Prague, Czech Republic...(The Guardian) Czech police is responding to a reported shooting at a university in central Prague, local media is reporting. Czech police say they are responding to a reported shooting in central Prague and that based on initial information, they can confirm that there are dead and injured people at the scene. - We urge citizens not to stay in the immediate vicinity and not to leave the house. The police intervention is still ongoing. |
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 13:36:57 GMT -5
(The Guardian) The Czech News Agency reports that the shooting incident concerns a university building, and that students are sharing on the internet that people are locked in classrooms and some classrooms are being evacuated, according to Hospodářské noviny.
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 13:58:13 GMT -5
(The Guardian) A faculty member of Charles University’s Faculty of Arts in Prague wrote on social media a few minutes ago that people were still locked in classrooms.
“The shooter has been eliminated,” Czech police have said on social media: “The entire building is currently being evacuated and there are several dead and dozens of injured.”
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:00:00 GMT -5
 (The Guardian) Citing the “tragic events at the Faculty of Philosophy”, the Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, has cancelled plans and is returning to the capital.
Bohuslav Svoboda, the mayor of Prague, said he was “completely shocked by what happened at the Faculty of Arts in Prague”.
Jan Lipavský, the Czech foreign minister, said he was “shocked by the terrible event at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University”. - “My condolences to the families of the victims. I think of the injured, their loved ones, the students and everyone affected by this appalling act,” he added. |
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:01:31 GMT -5
(The Guardian) A journalist studying in Prague shared a photo of how students barricaded themselves while waiting to be evacuated.
There is now no imminent danger, Czech interior minister Vít Rakušan has told ČT24. The minister asked citizens to follow police instructions and said he would not speculate on the number of dead and wounded at this stage.
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:02:38 GMT -5
(The Guardian) 10 dead in Prague: reportCzech television reports that 10 people were killed in today’s shooting in Prague.
Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, has expressed her condolences to the Czech people.
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:04:00 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Czech television has shared footage of students being evacuated in Prague.
Czech police say the evacuation of students is continuing.
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:05:16 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Rescue services: 11 dead including attacker, 9 seriously injured in PragueThe Prague medical rescue services has shared new information on the number of dead and injured: “11 dead including the attacker, 9 seriously injured, 5-6 moderately seriously injured, up to 10 slightly injured. Numbers may still change.”
The Czech president, Petr Pavel, said he is “shocked by the events at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University”. - “I would like to express my deep regret and sincere condolences,” he said, thanking citizens for respecting security forces’ instructions.
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:06:17 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:06:50 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:08:00 GMT -5
(The Guardian) 11 seriously injured in Prague shooting, rescue services says in updateThe Prague medical rescue services said that “in total, we treated 11 seriously injured, 8 moderately injured and 5 lightly injured.” “The last patient left the scene in an ambulance at 4:56 p.m. Unfortunately, there were also 10 dead people on the spot plus the attacker,” it added.
The Czech government will hold an emergency meeting tonight, Czech television reported.
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:09:15 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Czech TV, citing the police, confirms there are 11 dead including the shooter. Broadcasters also confirm 24 are injured, nine seriously.
A newlywed British couple told PA about their experience in Prague today. Tom Leese and his wife Rachael were having a drink close to where the shooting took place. Leese said: A policeman came in and started shouting loudly in what I assume was Czech. I asked for it in English and he said there was an active shooter and to stay inside and stay down.
The staff were very calm, turned all the lights off very quickly and urged us to stay calm, the restaurant was relatively quiet. The policeman left urgently and we stood in the corner of the restaurant.
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:10:37 GMT -5
 (The Guardian) Shooter was a university student, police says, reporting more than 15 deadThe perpetrator of today’s shooting was a 24 year-old Charles University student, according to Czech police. The police president, Martin Vondrášek, said at a press briefing that there are more than 15 people dead and 24 injured, but that these may not be final numbers. The perpetrator was inspired by similar shootings abroad, the police president said.
No indication of link to international terrorism, minister saysSpeaking at the press briefing, Czech interior minister Vít Rakušan said “there is no indication this crime has any connection with international terrorism.” |
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:11:35 GMT -5
 (The Guardian) “It was a premediated violent attack,” Czech police president Martin Vondrášek said at a briefing.
Petr Honzejk, deputy editor-in-chief of Czech daily Hospodářské noviny, writes that today’s shooting is a “national tragedy.” - “A mass shooting of this scale is unprecedented in our history,” he added. |
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Post by Webster on Dec 21, 2023 14:12:46 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Police evacuated a university building, but suspect opened fire at a different one, police president saysCzech police president, Martin Vondrášek, said in a briefing that the suspect, a 24 year-old Charles University student, was supposed to leave his house in Hostoun, a small town west of Prague, to go to school. The police chief outlined how events unfolded: --At 12:40, the police found his father’s lifeless body in the house. The police then found out the suspect was supposed to have a lecture at the university at 14:00, went there and ordered evacuation of that building. --However, the suspect went to a different university building, where he opened fire. --The police first received information about that attack at 14:59. --First officers arrived at the scene within minutes, a Swat team within 12 minutes. --At 15:20, the police received information that the shooter’s lifeless body was lying on a ledge of the building. --While the shooter appears to have committed suicide, police officers also fired shots, so it’s not clear what was the suspect’s immediate cause of the death.
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