No foreign citizens among 13 killed in Prague attack

Czech Interior Minister Vit Racusan has said on Friday that police have identified 13 people killed by an armed student Thursday in Prague, and that there are no foreigners among them.

But, among the wounded are two citizens of the United Arab Emirates and a citizen of the Netherlands, he stressed.

There are 13 people killed by the madman's gun, and one of the dead is also the attacker” himself, Rakusan told Czech television.

Earlier, authorities had reported 14 victims to the university.

More than 20 other people were injured in one of the worst mass attacks in the history of the Czech Republic.

The bloody attack took place Thursday at the philosophy department at Carl University, where the attacker was a student, said Prague Police chief Martin Vondrasek. The attacker died, as did the authorities. His name was not published.

Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspore said on Thursday that there are no Kosovo citizens killed or injured in the attack that took place in Prague.

Police believe the attacker killed his father Thursday morning in his hometown, Hostun, west of Prague, and that he was planning to commit suicide, according to Vonsek, who did not explain more.

Authorities warned that the death toll could increase.

Vondresek added that the assailant had gun permits and had several of them.

The motive for deadly shooting at the arts faculty is not yet clear. Police said they have unconfirmed information that suspect ] identified by the media as David K. It was inspired by a similar incident in Russia, but it did not provide further details.

Authorities announced on Saturday, December 23rd days of mourning in Czechia. And the banners that shall sit at the middle end, and the bells that shall fall throughout the land, shall be honoured, and shall remember the 14 slain.