Czech government declares state mourning in memory of the victims of the shooting at Charles University
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The Czech government has declared December 23 a day of national mourning for the victims of the shooting at Charles University, where 14 people were killed by a student who also died. Citizens are urged to honor the memory of the victims with a minute of silence.
In the Czech Republic, on Sat, December 23, will be a day of national mourning in memory of the victims of the tragic shooting at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague. According to the latest reports, fourteen people were shot dead by a student of the Faculty of twenty-four-year-old David K. In addition to the dead, dozens of people were dozens of people were injured in the massacre. Police are now working with the that the attacker was also behind the murder in the Klanovice forest. This was reported by was reported by UNN with reference to Deník N.
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At an emergency meeting of the Czech government on Thursday, 21 December, it was decided to declare a state of mourning in memory of the victims of the shooter at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Prague. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala also called on citizens to observe a minute of silence on the day of national of mourning in memory of the victims of the tragedy.
This evening the government held an emergency meeting due to the brutal crime committed today at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague. I would like to once again express my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of all the victims and wish all the injured a speedy recovery. We are all shocked by today's horrific act. We are declaring Saturday, December 23 a day of national mourning in memory of the victims of this attack. We also call on all citizens of the Czech Republic to observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims on December 23 at 12 noon
According to the latest police reports, an armed attacker directly killed at least fourteen people during Thursday's attack, with one person dying after falling from a building while trying to escape. The attacker then killed himself.
Police are working with the theory that the suspect is 24-year-old David K., a faculty student from the town of Gostoun in Central Bohemia, who allegedly also killed his father before leaving for Prague. In addition, police are checking the possibility that the man is also the perpetrator of a double murder in the Klanovice Forest, in which a thirty-two-year-old man and his two-month-old daughter were killed six days ago, according to media reports.
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