New Delhi: Czech police on Thursday said that a shooting at a school in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others, reported news agency Associated Press.
Czech police said that the person who opened fire was eliminated. But, the police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of Thursday’s gunfire in the Czech Republic’s capital.
“Based on the initial information we have, we can confirm dead and wounded people on the scene,” the police said in a social media post.
Na základě prvotních informací můžeme potvrdit, že na místě jsou mrtví i zranění lidé.
— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) December 21, 2023
In another post, police said the “gunman was eliminated” but they were still working to evacuate people from the building, “and there are several dead and dozens of wounded people on the scene.”
Střelec byl eliminován !!! Celá budova je v současné chvíli evakuována a na místě je několik mrtvých a desítky raněných.
— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) December 21, 2023
Police said officers were deployed due to the shooting at a school in Jan Palach Square.
The Philosophical Faculty of Charles University and the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design are located in that area, reported AP.
