Prague university shooting: What we know the day after
Al Jazeera
A gunman killed 14 people and injured 25 in the Czech Republic’s deadliest shooting.
The Czech Republic has declared a day of mourning after a shooting in the capital city, Prague. World leaders have offered condolences, and police have boosted security in schools and other public facilities.
Here is all you need to know about the shooting:
A student opened fire on Thursday at 3pm (14:00 GMT) at the Charles University’s Faculty of Arts, which sits in a busy tourist area in Prague’s Old Town near sites like the 14th-century Charles Bridge.
The gunman struck the fourth floor of the philosophy department building of the institution located near the Vltava river in Jan Palach Square.
The gunman first shot and killed his father in his hometown of Hostoun, just west of Prague, before killing 14 other people in the Czech capital and injuring 25, including three foreign nationals — two from Saudi Arabia and one from the Netherlands — authorities said.
