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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 23 points 11 months ago (14 children)

Great, so the American lifestyle arrived here as well.

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[–] Crotaro 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just tragic... the only positive thing is that this being the deadliest shooting in Czech's more recent history shows how rarely they occur.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

News media seems focused on the Czech Republic adopting and practicing American-style active-shooter drills.

Because we all should live in panic? It's not America: restrict guns harder and be okay with it.

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Click here to see the summaryPolice said the gunman had also been "eliminated" following the shooting at Charles University - the deadliest attack in modern Czech history.

Police received first reports of shooting at the university's Faculty of Arts on Jan Palach Square in the centre of the capital after 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT).

"One hour later, another police squad broke in and then put us on the floor, briefly searched us then evacuated from the building," the professor added.

"Currently stuck inside my classroom in Prague," Jakob Weizman, a student at Charles University, wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

It read: "Stay put, don't go anywhere, if you're in the offices, lock them and place furniture in front of the door, turn off the lights."

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[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 11 months ago

Was the culprit an american exchange student?