Prague sees no signs of terrorism in shooting that left 15 dead

The Czech authorities do not see any indication that the perpetrator of the massacre of 14 people this Thursday in the center of Prague has been linked to terrorist organizations, assured the Czech Ministry of the Interior, Vit Rakusan.

“There is no indication of links to international terrorism”Rakusan declared at a press conference in Praguetogether with the president of the country, Petr Paveland the Prime Minister, the conservative Peter Fiala.

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This is the conclusion that Prague also conveyed to its community partners, after a dramatic day in which a 24-year-old student showed up at college with a suitcase full of high-precision weapons and ammunition.

The suspect, who ended up taking his own life after being chased by the police, killed at least fourteen people and injured another 25, nine of whom are in serious condition.

The police have not yet begun to identify the bodies, including some foreigners.

“We are devastated“, said the prime minister, whose center-right coalition government decreed this Saturday, December 23, as a day of national mourning.

The head of state appealed to citizens, politicians and the press “do not abuse these events”to disseminate false versions of events and unnerve public opinion.

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Pavel, who before ascending to head of state was president of the military committee of the NATOasked “piety, reserve and unity”.

Tomorrow, at 10:00 GMT, a police press conference is planned where details of today’s operation will be communicated, and in which it is also expected to know what type of weapon the attacker used.

Unofficial sources speak of a AR15 automatic rifle.

Source: Elcomercio

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