At least 10 people have become victims of shooting at the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University in Prague. This was reported by the Prague Rescue Service.
According to the Prague Rescue Service, at least 10 people were killed in a shooting at the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University in Prague. The structure noted that about 30 other civilians were injured of varying severity.
“Eleven people were killed, including the attacker, nine seriously wounded, 5-6 in a state of medium severity, up to 10 lightly wounded,” the Prague Rescue Service summarised.
Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda told reporters that the man who opened fire at the philosophy department of Charles University in Prague in an attempt to escape punishment had committed an act of suicide.
According to Czech Television, the incident happened on Thursday afternoon for unknown reasons. Students at Charles University tried to avoid the gunman’s field of vision by hiding under desks in various classrooms. Some students hurriedly climbed to the eaves of the institution, one girl did not calculate her own strength and fell off the building.
The identity of the shooter has not been established at this time. However, Czech Television speculated that it was a man with a firearm, which law enforcement authorities had warned the public about a day earlier.