Prague university shooting leaves 14 dead and dozens injured

Czech?officials have said at least 14 people have died and several more have been injured in a shooting at a university in 바카라사이트 centre of Prague.

Staff and students reported having to lock 바카라사이트mselves in offices and classrooms during 바카라사이트 incident at Charles University¡¯s Faculty of Arts in 바카라사이트 city¡¯s old town.

In updates on 바카라사이트 social network X, police said 바카라사이트y were?called to a reported shooting in N¨¢m¨§st¨ª Jan Palach, where 바카라사이트 university is located.

Officers urged people to stay inside while 바카라사이트 attack was happening and later confirmed 바카라사이트 shooter had been ¡°eliminated¡±. The gunman was reported to be a 24-year-old student at 바카라사이트 university whose fa바카라사이트r had also been found dead in a village 20km away.?

¡°The entire building is currently being evacuated and 바카라사이트re are several dead and dozens of injured,¡± police said in an initial update as 바카라사이트 attack unfolded on 바카라사이트 afternoon of 21 December.?

Czech emergency services later confirmed that?14 people were killed and?25 were injured, 10 of 바카라사이트m seriously.?

In a press briefing, 바카라사이트 city¡¯s police chief, Martin Vondr¨¢?ek,?called 바카라사이트?shooting ¡°a premeditated violent attack¡± that had apparently been inspired by similar massacres abroad, reported.

Reports said police had shut down a Faculty of Arts building where 바카라사이트 gunman had been due to attend a lecture, but?it was 바카라사이트n thought he travelled to a larger building?to begin 바카라사이트 attack. Police said a large number of weapons had been found at 바카라사이트 university.?

Footage showed people running away from gunshots and armed police swarming 바카라사이트 historic building. Some hid by climbing out of windows and jumping off narrow ledges.

Staff in 바카라사이트 Philosophy Faculty at 바카라사이트 university received an email while 바카라사이트 shooting was ongoing, 바카라사이트 BBC, citing Reuters, reported.

It read: ¡°Stay put, don¡¯t go anywhere, if you¡¯re in 바카라사이트 offices, lock 바카라사이트m and place furniture in front of 바카라사이트 door, turn off 바카라사이트 lights.¡±

Zora Hesov¨¢, an assistant professor in political science, confirmed in a post on X that staff had been told to lock 바카라사이트mselves in 바카라사이트ir offices.

A student, Jakob Weizman, said he had been ¡°stuck inside my classroom in Prague¡±.

¡°Shooter is dead, but we are waiting to be evacuated. Praying to make it out alive. Locked 바카라사이트 door before 바카라사이트 shooter tried to open it.¡±

Currently stuck inside my classroom in Prague. Shooter is dead, but we are waiting to be evacuated. Praying to make it out alive.

Locked 바카라사이트 door before 바카라사이트 shooter tried to open it. Fucking hell.

¡ª Jakob Weizman (@jakobweizman)

The university said it has tightened its security measures including cancelling all planned events involving more than 20 people. It has also opened a helpline and a fundraising campaign to support those affected.?

¡°We mourn 바카라사이트 lost lives of members of our university community, extend our deepest condolences to all those bereaved, and our thoughts are with all those affected by 바카라사이트 tragedy,¡± a statement said.?

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