lenka hlavkova was at the head of the institute of musicology. ed in the shooting are foreign citizens — one from the netherlands and two from the uae. all the deceased were czech nationals. the shooting happened in the heart of prague as the gunman opened fire at charles university's faculty of arts — in the city's old town — a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put — and lock themselves inside classrooms. as you can see from these pcictures — some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. police said the gunman was a 24—year—old student who's been named by local media as david kozak. he also died at the scene. sarah rainsford reports from prague. the centre of prague was suddenly transformed into a major crime scene. armed police rushed towards a university building as a gunman stalked the corridors there. at this point, he was still on the loose. and these were the scenes at charles university. desperate students clinging for their lives to a ledge. their fear of falli

in the past hour, czech authorities confirmed the head of the institute of musicology of charles universityerlands and two from the united arab emirates.

the interior ministry said one of the dead in yesterday�*s shooting was the head of the institute of musicologyhe police are working to uncover the motive. they sealed off the area where the shooting happened. before the attacks, police had received a report that the suspect was believed to be heading to prague from a nearby town with the intention of killing himself. the gunman is thought to have killed his father at a separate location. the czech president has appealed for unity and said the killing should not be used to launch political attacks or spread misinformation. he spoke of his great sadness and helpless anger at the totally unnecessary loss of life. prague is mourning its dead. the czech prime minister came to pay his respects to the victims of the shooting. a national day of mourning will take place tomorrow. this city and the whole country is in shock. live now to our correspondent in prague, bethany bell. let us pick up where you left off in that report, just the profound shock that report, just the profound shock that exists both in prague and wider in the country. that exists b

in the past hour, czech authorities confirmed the head of the institute of musicology of charles university, lenka hlavkova, was one of those shot dead. the czech interior ministry added that three people injured are foreign citizens — one from the netherlands and two from the united arab emirates. all those killed were czech nationals. the shooting happened in the heart of prague as the gunman opened fire at charles university's faculty of arts — in the city's old town, which is a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put — and lock themselves inside classrooms. as you can see from these pictures — some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he's been named by local media as 24—year—old student david kozak. a member of the prague police force gave this description of the response to the incident — using footage filmed by cameras mounted on police officers to illustrate what had happened. translation: this classroom was, the attack was three — translati

interior ministry said one of the dead and yesterday's shooting was the head of the institute of fuel institute of musicologyrts, lenka hlavkova. the police are uncovering the motive —— working to uncover the motor. they sealed off the area where the shooting happened. before the attacks, police had received a report that the suspect was believed to be heading to prague from a nearby town with the intention of killing himself. the gunman is thought to have killed his father at a separate location. the czech president has appealed for unity and said the killing should not be used to launch political attacks or spread misinformation. he spoke of his great sadness and helpless anger at the totally unnecessary loss of life. prague is mourning its dead. the czech prime minister came to pay his respects to the victims of the shooting. a national day of mourning will take place tomorrow. this city and the whole country is in shock. bethany bell, bbc news, prague. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in prague for us now. and that sense of shock really comes through, sarah, from what the public statements we have he

emerging about the identities of some of the victims, one of them was the director of the institute of musicologythe university. she was 49 years old, she was the mother of two children. the institute put out a statement saying that this was an extremely cruel time for us all. meanwhile, the police investigations are continuing, people here continuing to ask themselves what it was that could have driven this 24—year—old gunman to behave in this way. this is a very sad moment coming as it doesjust before is a very sad moment coming as it does just before christmas, a time when normally this city would be full of people enjoying themselves, celebrating the festive season, the christmas markets normally so full, today quiet and much more subdued. bethany bell there. thank you for reporting on events where the president has appealed for unity and said the killing should not be used to launch political attacks and celebration, mournings round the country i should say, and bells ringing out there as you heard and other countries within the european union being asked to observer minute's silences as wel

they confirmed that lenka hlavkova — the head of the university's institute of musicology — was one of. outside the university, people have been leaving flowers and candles. saturday has been declared a day of national mourning across the czech republic. in a friday morning news conference, police showed bodycam video from their officers. it shows them entering the building to find the gunman. there had been some criticism of their response, but the police said the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he's been named by local media as 24—year—old student david kozak. let's get more from that news conference where prague's chief police officer gave his reaction to thursday's shooting. translation: i was there on site. i was severely impacted by and shattered to see it. and i've been with the police force for a0 years. around 220, 230 policemen took part. hundreds of policemen. there was a regular car and a police car also impacted by bullets. but there are

czech interior ministry has said one of those who died in the shooting as the head of the institute of musicology the shooting orforeign said three of the injured in the shooting or foreign citizens, said three of the injured in the shooting orforeign citizens, one was from the netherlands, to form the united arab emirates. that update from the czech interior ministry. we are expecting a news conference in the next hour from the police and we assume they will update us both as we have heard on the victims but also whether there is any more detail on the gunman, he was a 24—year—old student so we will keep an eye on that and then get the latest on that news conference. we are also keeping an eye on something happening in spain. the global lottery, currently being drawn at the moment, lots of people hoping to win some of the 2.5 billion euros prize! now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah. hello, there. we have seen the longest night of the year. it's the winter solstice today. and from today onwards, daylight hours are set to turn longer, so some more sunlight around. but today, we've t

attack in a cheque for us last week and have confirmed that lenka hlavkova, the head of the institute of musicologys one of those shot dead yesterday. i said the university people have been leaving flowers and candles and saturday has been declared a national day of mourning across the czech republic. at a news conference police showed bodycam video from officers and you can see them entering the building to find them entering the building to find the gunmen. police at the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack and he has been named by local media as 24—year—old student david kosak. let's bring you more from the news conference, chief police officer gave his reaction to the shooting. translation: i gave his reaction to the shooting. translation:— gave his reaction to the shooting. translation: ., , ., , translation: i was there on site, i was so very — translation: i was there on site, i was so very impacted _ translation: i was there on site, i was so very impacted and _

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