25 injured and 10 dead in shooting at Prague university
A shooter killed at least 10 people and wounded 25 others at a university in Prague Thursday before themselves being killed, emergency services in the Czech capital said.
The emergency services revised the earlier number of injuries and said they could still change given the situation is still developing.
Evacuation efforts are ongoing as some students locked themselves in classrooms during the shooting, police said in an update on X, formerly known as Twitter.
A picture being shared on social media showed several students hiding on on a ledge high up the building.
The incident - at the philosophy building of Charles University - happened in the center of the capital. The area is popular with tourists and close to major attractions, just across the Vltava River from Prague Castle.
The university was holding classes on Thursday and was due to go on Christmas break on December 23, according to a schedule on the university’s website.
Police are at the scene, with the surrounding area “completely cordoned off.” They earlier said that the attacker had been “eliminated” without giving more details.
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