President Petr Pavel and speakers of both houses of parliament attended the service which was open to everyone. President Petr Pavel at the memorial service in Prague (Petr David Josek/AP)“We’re all still in a shock in our own ways,” Prague archbishop Jan Graubner said. Floral tributes and candles outside the headquarters of Charles University (Denes Erdos/AP)The shooting in the university at the heart of the Czech capital also wounded 25 people before the gunman killed himself. A sea of candles was shining at an impromptu memorial for the victims in front of the university headquarters. Previously, the nation’s worst mass shooting was in 2015, when a gunman opened fire in the southeastern town of Uhersky Brod, killing eight before fatally shooting himself.

Source: The Times December 23, 2023 18:00 UTC