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Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14
Medics wait near the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, December 21, 2023
A STUDENT opened fire at a university in Prague on Thursday, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 20, officials said.
The shooting is the Czech Republic’s worst-ever mass shooting.
The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a student, Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek said.
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