Mass shooting in Prague: police report a number of similar threats

Czech Republic police reported similar threats after the shooting at Charles University in Prague/Collage 24 Channel

A few days ago, on December 21, a terrible shooting occurred at Charles University, located in the central part of Prague. Since then, law enforcement in Prague have reported a number of similar threats.

After the mass shooting at Charles University, Czech police reported a number of similar threats. She noted this today, December 26.

What is known about new threats

< p class="bloquote cke-markup">Yesterday alone (December 25 – Channel 24) Prague detectives dealt with seven more cases of dangerous threats (usually “now it’s my turn” and similar statements) or approval of an attack on the Faculty of Arts Charles University, noted Czech law enforcement officers.

The police noted that the majority of those spreading such threats have already been identified.

In addition, law enforcement officers thanked the media that “did not participate in the creation of the cult of a mass murderer,” and called on other media to take a more responsible approach to covering this topic.

Mass shooting at a university in Prague: in short

• December 21, around 15:55 local time, a student began shooting at Charles University in Prague.
• According to preliminary information from the Prague rescue service, 15 people died as a result of the shooting.
• The motives of 24-year-old Charles University student shooter David Kozak are still unknown. However, Police Chief Martin Vondraszek said he may have been inspired by an incident that happened overseas in the past. We are probably talking about Russian “school shooters”.
• Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky also did not ignore the terrible tragedy in Prague and expressed condolences to the relatives of the victims, and also wished the victims a speedy recovery.