PRAGUE — A mass capturing in downtown Prague killed 10 folks and injured about 30 others, and the one that opened fireplace is also useless, Czech police and the town’s rescue service stated Thursday.
Police gave no particulars in regards to the victims or the circumstances of the gunfire within the Czech Republic’s capital. They stated officers had been deployed resulting from a capturing at a college in Jan Palach Sq..
The philosophy division of Charles College, which is positioned within the sq., was evacuated, Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda stated.
The police division stated the sq. has been sealed off. It urged folks to go away the encircling streets and keep inside.
Czech Inside Minister Vit Rakusan stated no different assailant was on the scene, however he urged folks to cooperate with police.
Prague’s rescue service confirmed that 11 folks had died, together with the shooter. It stated about 30 others suffered varied accidents, together with 9 with critical ones.
Pavel Nedoma, the director of Rudolfinum Gallery, which is also positioned within the sq., informed Czech public tv he noticed from a window an individual who was capturing from a gun towards the close by Manes bridge throughout the Vltava River.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala canceled his scheduled occasions and was heading for Prague.