Prague shooting: Police say ‘there are dead and injured people’ at scene
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Several people have been killed and dozens have been injured in a shooting in central Prague, according to Czech police.
The incident place took place in the area of Jan Palach Square in the city’s Old Town.
“There are several dead and dozens of injured,” police said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
“The shooter has been eliminated.”
Members of the public have been advised to leave the area, where The Philosophical Faculty of Charles University and the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design, are located.
“We urge citizens not to stay in the immediate vicinity and not to leave their houses,” police said.
Jana Postova, a spokesperson for Prague’s rescue service, confirmed numerous people were injured but had no details.
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