Pope Francis, meanwhile, said he was “deeply saddened” to learn of the shooting, according to a Vatican statement released Friday. Czech President Petr Pavel said he felt “deep sadness and also helpless anger over the loss of so many young lives.” “Like many of you, I am feeling a deep sorrow and disgust over this incomprehensible and brutal violence,” Fiala said. A makeshift memorial of candles and flowers was set up at the university’s historical headquarters overnight, with people coming to pay their respects from early in the morning, despite heavy snow and rain.Īddressing the nation on Thursday, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala called the shooting “a senseless attack” and said “this Christmas will be unimaginably sad.” Prague, a festive winter wonderland just 24 hours before, felt somber and empty on Friday morning. The brutal incident on Thursday was also the first-ever school or college shooting in the Czech Republic, leaving the nation and its top officials stunned. Prague was in shock and mourning Friday after a gunman killed 14 people and injured 25 more at Charles University, the deadliest peacetime attack in the history of the Czech Republic.
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