City
Epaper

11 victims in Prague university shooting identified: Police

By IANS | Updated: December 23, 2023 02:20 IST

Prague, Dec 23 Eleven of all the victims in the university shooting in Prague have been identified, the ...

Open in App

Prague, Dec 23 Eleven of all the victims in the university shooting in Prague have been identified, the Czech police said.

"We are still working at the scene of the shooting. Currently, we have identified 11 of the deceased and are working to confirm other identities," the police said on Friday on social media X.

The tragedy at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University has left 13 people dead and 25 others wounded before the student shooter possibly killed himself, according to the police.

The police have tightened nationwide preventive measures since Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan told Czech Radio on Friday that the shooting was "a terrible act, unprecedented in the history of the Czech Republic," but with no indication of links with "international terrorism".

The police said the suspected shooter had killed his father at home outside Prague before travelling to the campus.

The Czech government has declared Saturday a national day of mourning for the victims.

Before the incident, the worst shooting in the country occurred on February 24, 2015, when a 63-year-old man opened fire at a restaurant in the southeastern town of Uhersky Brod, killing eight people before killing himself.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

Other SportsIPL 2026: DC's Nitish Rana penalised for Code of Conduct breach

Cricket"He really went with his strengths tonight": Eric Simons speaks on Jamie Overton's bowling masterclass against DC

TechnologyIndianOil conducts over 10,600 inspections, takes strict action against erring persons

BusinessIndianOil conducts over 10,600 inspections, takes strict action against erring persons

NationalIndianOil conducts over 10,600 inspections, takes strict action against erring persons

International Realted Stories

International"A BIG NO": Iran rejects US demands as Islamabad Talks end in deadlock

InternationalPak FM calls US, Iran to uphold ceasefire as truce talks collapse

International"Cannot secure through diplomacy what failed through military aggression": Iran

InternationalNot over yet: Michael Kugelman forecasts continued US-Iran diplomacy despite Islamabad gridlock

InternationalTrump backs ‘final offer’ after Iran talks fail