MOSCOW, December 22. According to updated data, the victims of the shooting at Charles University in Prague were 14 people, 25 were injured, 10 of them in serious condition, the head of the Czech police Martin Vondrashek told reporters on Thursday.
“»I would like to clarify the number further dead and wounded. At the moment, I can confirm 14 victims of this terrible crime and 25 wounded, of which 10 people are in serious condition,» Vondrašek said.
Saturday, December 23, has been declared a day of mourning in the Czech Republic.
Shooting at the university On Thursday, David K., a 24-year-old student of the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University in Prague, opened fire from a self-loading rifle at students in the classrooms, as well as at people passing at that time under the windows of the university on Jan Palach Square.
According to the police, David K. carefully prepared his action, taking examples from abroad, and carried it out in cold blood. He then committed suicide.
According to the publication Seznam Správy, the killer had permits to own several types of weapons. When shooting, he used a ZEV 308 Win AR10 self-loading rifle, 7.62 caliber. Within 5 minutes, he fired at least 13 shots, not only inside the premises, but also at people passing through the square.
No connection with terrorism identified Czech law enforcement officers do not have evidence of a connection between the shooting in Prague and international terrorism, said the head of the Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs Vit Rakushan.
“At the moment there is no evidence that this event is in any way connected with international terrorism,” he said on the ST24 TV channel.
Rakushan added that the police will be working on the spot for a long time incident.
Nobody warned Those near Charles University in Prague, where the shooting took place on Thursday, saw police heading to the scene, but did not even suspect the seriousness of the situation, because there was no information, the architect said from Prague, who became an eyewitness to the incident.
«My wife had a day off today, and we went to the center, at some point we heard that the police were driving, followed by an even larger car, which usually contains special forces. They were driving along the pedestrian area , where there are crowds of people, they were driving very quickly, then another car, it was about 15.00 (17.00 Moscow time). It turns out that all this had already happened or was happening, but they didn’t say anything to the people in the square, everyone was walking, no loudspeaker, we were walking , took pictures, and two blocks from us they shot,” said the agency’s interlocutor, who wished to remain anonymous.