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At least 14 dead after shooting at Prague university

Prague’s police chief says a lone gunman opened fire in a university, killing at least 14 people and injuring 25 more. Police and the Czech Republic’s interior ministry say the gunman in the mass shooting Thursday is also dead.

By Petr David Josek / AP

Dec. 21, 2023

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A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed at least 10 people and injured about 30 others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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Police officers guard a street in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others.
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Police officers stand on the balcony of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others.
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Police officers secure an area after a shooting in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others.
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Police officers in a van secure the area in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others.
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Medics wait near the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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Czech Republic's Minister of the Interior Vit Rakusan speaks to the media after a mass shooting in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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Czech Republic's Police officer Martin Vondrasek speaks to the media after a mass shooting in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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People wait near the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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People wait near the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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Women attend to a person wrapped in a thermal blanket near the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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People, one wrapped in a thermal blanket, walk near the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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Emergency services vehicles are aprked outside the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.
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A woman lights candles outside the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 21. A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and injured others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.

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