Czech Republic - Large-scale police operation: dead and injured after shots fired at Prague University
Shots are said to have been fired at a university in the center of Prague. According to the CTK agency, the police announced on Thursday that there were dead and injured. According to initial information, the incident is said to have occurred at the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University on Jan Palach Square. Humanities are taught there.
The police were on site with a large contingent. They called on people to avoid the area as far as possible. Residents should not leave their homes. Photos showed students leaving the building with their arms raised. There was initially no further information on the number of dead and injured. Jan Palach Square is only a few hundred meters away from the famous Charles Bridge.
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The incident at Charles University in Prague took place within the Czech Republic's boundaries. Additional police reinforcements were deployed to maintain order and collect more information about the situation.
Source: www.stern.de
