Shots are said to have been fired at a university in central Prague. There were deaths and injuries, the police said on Thursday, according to the CTK agency. According to the first information, the incident took place at the Philosophy Faculty of Charles University on Jan-Palach-Platz. Humanities are taught there.
The police were on site with a large contingent. She urged people to avoid the area. Residents are not allowed to leave the house. Shortly afterwards, the police announced on platform X (formerly Twitter) that the shooter had been eliminated.
Photos showed students leaving the building with their arms raised. There was initially no further information about the number of dead and injured. Jan-Palach-Platz is located just a few hundred meters from the famous Charles Bridge.
Currently I am stuck in my classroom in Prague. The shooter is dead, but we’re waiting for an evacuation. Praying to get out alive.
Locked the door before the shooter tried to open it. Damn bright. pic.twitter.com/wYyhOe5U6p
— Jakob Weizman (@jakobweizman) December 21, 2023
On X, a user shared a photo of a barricaded door to a classroom in the building. He was able to barricade himself inside before the gunman tried to open the door.
Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda also commented on X shortly after the incident:
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