Gunman dead after killing 14 at Prague's Charles University (www.bbc.co.uk)
from alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 2023 08:44
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autotldr@lemmings.world on 22 Dec 2023 08:45 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Czech police say several people have been killed and “dozens” injured in a shooting near a university in central Prague.

University staff were told to “stay put”, barricade themselves in rooms and turn off the lights, Reuters reported.

Targ Patience, a British-Australian who was staying in a flat near the scene, told the BBC that he heard “a lot of gunshots”.

Unverified images from the scene appeared to show people clinging onto the outside wall of the university building, several storeys up.

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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TimeNaan@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 2023 08:55 next collapse

Pretty big deal for the czechs, things like that almost never happen in this part of europe.

WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 2023 12:08 collapse

Do random mass shootings happen in any part of Europe enough for it to no longer be a big deal?

TimeNaan@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 2023 12:22 next collapse

France has had quite a few for example. Although these were more organized terrorist attacks than lone gunmen.

But most shootings in europe are most often done with air rifles or small caliber weapons, access to automatic weapons is extremely restricted and rare. So the death toll is also much smaller. For example, school shootings in my country (which borders the czech republic) are very rare and make big headlines but most often result in a few wounded, not dozens killed like the US.

butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 2023 13:32 collapse

Not to detract from the sentiment, but automatic firearms have been fully banned in the USA for 40 years now and have been illegal in most of the country since the 1930s.

ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml on 22 Dec 2023 23:26 collapse

They are starting to become more common, unfortunately.

jennwiththesea@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 2023 11:23 next collapse

JFC… 😔

JoeKrogan@lemmy.world on 22 Dec 2023 11:31 collapse

Crazy. My thoughts are with the families 😥