Czech police reported a shooting that took place on the premises of Charles University in the center of Prague. According to the rescue services, at least 11 people were killed, including the perpetrator, and over 20 were injured. Prague police said the attacker “was eliminated.”
The rescue services in Prague reported that “the condition of nine people is serious, five to six people suffered moderate injuries, ten people were slightly injured.”
Earlier, the Czech police reported that a shooting took place at Jan Palach Square. “Based on preliminary information, we can confirm that there are fatalities and injuries at the site,” she said on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
In the next entry, the police appealed to residents not to stay nearby and not to leave the buildings.
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Shooting perpetrator ‘eliminated’
In a slightly later entry, the police reported that “the attacker had been eliminated.” “The entire building is being evacuated,” it was reported.
Policie ČR Update: Zásah na místě stále probíhá. V tuto chvíli můžeme potvrdit více než 15 mrtvých a desítky zraněných. Nemáme v tuto chvíli žádnou informaci o tom, že by byl pachatel propojen s jakoukoliv teroristickou organizací.
Translated from Czech: The on-site intervention is still ongoing. At this moment we can confirm more than 15 dead and dozens injured. We have no information at this time that the perpetrator is connected to any terrorist organization.
The identity of the attacker in Prague was published:
