Czech Republic mourns victims of worst mass shooting in its history

Candles and flowers lined the steps of a Prague University and flags flew at half-mast on Saturday as residents of the Czech Republic mourned the 14 victims of the country’s worst mass shooting, according to reports.

Archbishop Jan Graubner said a minute of silence was observed at noon during a mass at the main cathedral in Prague and the country, as people stood in the streets during a snowstorm and in the midst of last-minute Christmas shopping.

On Thursday, a 24-year-old gunman attacked the Charles University Faculty of Arts in the city centre, killing 14 students and teachers before turning the gun on himself as police closed in on him at the top of the building. from school.

More than 25 people were taken to hospitals, 13 of whom suffered serious injuries.

On Saturday, mourners continued to bring candles and flowers to makeshift memorials outside the Faculty of Arts and the university headquarters in Prague’s historic center.

Petr Pavel, president of the Czech Republic, attends a memorial service for the victims of the worst shooting in the country’s history at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague on Saturday. AP Mourners left flowers and candles outside Charles University buildings in Prague after the country’s worst mass shooting earlier this week. REUTERS Residents of the Czech Republic on Saturday mourned the victims of the country’s worst mass shooting. AP

Gunman David Kozak shot dead his father at his home outside Prague before heading to university, where he was studying.

Kozak is also suspected in the murder of a father and a newborn baby in the town of Klanovice on December 15, authorities said.

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Source: vtt.edu.vn

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