Czech Republic declares Saturday, December 23, a day of mourning for the victims of Charles University

Czech Republic declares Saturday, December 23, a day of mourning for the victims of Charles University

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December 21 2023, 11:10 PM • 30845 views

The Czech Republic has declared December 23 a day of mourning for the victims of the Charles University shooting, with national events including a minute of silence and flags at half-mast.

The Czech government has declared Saturday, December 23, as a day of national mourning for the victims of the tragedy at the Faculty of of Arts in Prague. This was stated by Prime Minister Petr Fiala at a briefing after an extraordinary meeting of the government, novinky.cz writes, reports UNN.

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On Saturday at noon, they will bells will be rung and the victims of the shooting will be honored with a minute of silence.

The government has adopted a resolution expressing deep condolences to the families of the victims, and we also honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence at the beginning of the government

Fiala said after the government meeting.

Fiola called on all citizens of the Czech Republic to honor the memory of the victims with a minute of silence on the day of of national mourning at 12 noon. The Czech flag will be at half-mast on government buildings. the Czech flag will be at half-mast.

The extraordinary The extraordinary government meeting was attended by President Petr Pavel, who interrupted his his foreign visit to France and returned to the Czech Republic because of the shooting at the at the Faculty of Philosophy in Prague.

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At a press conference the Czech president called on everyone not to abuse the incident for political reasons, by attacking the police or spreading disinformation.

First of all, we need piety, restraint, and cohesion. And restraint will allow us to study everything in detail. to study everything in detail. At the same time, we need to find a reasonable solution to this situation, how to prevent similar situations in the future, if at all possible

Peter Paul said.

Prime Minister Fiala has already before the government meeting, announced that this was not international terrorism or an act of or an organized group, but an "unprecedented act of armed attack by a lone gunman." He assured citizens that they were no longer in danger.

The shooting at the university in the center of Prague is one of the most tragic events in the modern history of the Czech Republic. The shooter killed fourteen people and wounded 25 others, ten of whom are in serious condition. in serious condition. The shooter apparently committed suicide.

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