Czech Republic: Worst ever shooting incident shocks the country | DW News 

About 6 months ago we had a similar shooting in Serbia for the first time as well. I still remember the strong feelings of shock, sadness, disgust and uneasiness. We as citizens are still processing them, these events deeply affect and change the society. My condolences Czech citizens, especially to the ones that lost a loved one, I hope you recover soon and that this doesn't happen ever again anywhere.

I´m from The Czech Republic and I have to say, that all nation is still in absolute shock, this is absolutely heartbreaking and cruel, imagine all the parents waiting for their children to come home for Christmas... We are devastated.

Heartbreaking situation. All those young people who will have long-term trauma and all those who lost their lives. It's sad to think about that. We are with you, dear Czech cousins. Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱 🤝🇨🇿

As a Serbian we experienced very similar event 6 months ago, for the first time in history, we understand how you feel now. Deepest condolences and love from Serbia 🇨🇿🇷🇸

This is just so sad. An extreme act by someone who seemed to have severe psychological problems just caused an even bigger issue to all who survived such a horrendous experience. This is nothing short of a terrible, terrible tragedy. My heart goes to all survivors and their families. 😔🙏❤️

Wow. Student killed his father before the rampage. Seems disturbing.

As a Canadian of Czech parents from Prague & Pisek with many 1st & 2nd cousins in the nation, I'm shocked & saddened by this tragic event. May the victims in hospital fully recover. Wishing the families of the young people lost God's blessings & eventual peace. My heartfelt prayers for the entire Czech nation.

This is heartbreaking, ❤ love to Prague and the czech people at this hard time 😢

Deepest condolences to all parties attached to this tragedy

May all those affected find help.

Violence and mental health crises have become pressing issues for our generation and are challenges that must be collectively addressed worldwide. We express our deep sympathy and condolences to the victims and their families affected by this tragedy. 🙏🙏 - The Earth is not just our environment. We are the Earth and the Earth is us. We have always been one with the Earth. Thich Nhat Hanh

So that was not a terrorism 🤦

may the czech republic victims rest in peace and wish the injured a speedy recovery and strength to the family members.. 🙏👑❤️🕊️

It feels so surreal when it happens far away from home, but the emotions run high and real when it happens in your home :( I live in Prague, not far from this faculty where I once was applying for too, words can’t describe how shocking this event is especially for us, because we are used to Prague being so safe and calm and seeing Police only when swans are crossing the roads in the city 😔

They're not used to it over there. They never expected this.

How can someone say this is not terrorism act, just cause he is White European (Im from Czech Republic too)? He wanted to cause as much pain ,as he can. So if person of color - terrorism, if white - mentally ill?

"That the US is relatively known for🙄"

“No link to terrorism” 😂 this IS terrorism

Trzymajcie się sąsiedzi 🥺

This entire world is in need of mental help, financial support and empathy.

Wow this year is drawing to a close on so many tragedies!

3:58 I agree with the shooters sentiment of “ I hate this world” but I hate it for this very reason...

"No link to terrorism" because he is not from the middle east.

Absolute terrorism. How come the media keeps repeating that this is not terrorism? Then what is terrorism? @ 12-21-23

Let's find out why this student did what he did and think how to prevent it. These kinds of acts are not "motiveless". Raising security alone will not stop the core issues; it will just band-aid the worst effects while making everyone else's life worse.

My condolences, this is horrible 😢💔

My deepest condolences and prayers for the people of Prague from America 🇺🇲💔🙏✝️😲😢

Sending condolences to all involved, May God gives them the heart to bear this irreplaceable lost.

social media has made the whole world crazy, that's the one thing they all have in common

Bringing the US up for what?

Sending condolences to all involved, from the US. 💔

No link to terrorism, just an act of terrorism.

My condolences to the families 🙏 May the victims Rest In Peace🙏

Visited Prague while my sister was studying there a few years ago, we absolutely loved that city and adored the Czech people we met along the way. It's just sickening that such senseless acts of violence and cruelty exist in our world and cause such immense suffering and grief to innocent people. Sending our deepest condolences, empathy and healing to the victims, their families and all those involved. Much love from the USA. 🇺🇲🇨🇿❤

If he hated the world so much why take it out on others- just pure evil.

Such inhumane acts terminating the bright future of these young people should be condemned with the contempt that it deserves. My condolences to the families of the bereaved all the way from Kenya, East Africa.

Another country with easy access to weapons, another tragedy.

Was planning my trip to Prague for new year ❤ From Swiss . My condolences to all 😢

I’m American and it’s crazy how all this is happening all around the world.

It's tragic that we made a human being hate his own kind. Condolence to everyone who lost their lives excluding the killer and his father.😔

In order to be classified as terrorism, the motive must be political or religious in nature. If the attack was against a specific race or sex, it's a hate crime. Anything else is just plain old murder.

Please give updated news. So heartbreakingly sad. Condolences to all the bereaved.

rather biased and superficial reporting. its far from easy to get gun in Czechia, the tests are thorough and not easy to pass. and for the security- in Czechia is not common to lock public buildings and install metal detectors everywhere, its not American high school. this was apparently lone wolf attack, and perpetrator clearly developed some mental issues, individual incidents like this are impossible to predict and they cant be prevented, such tragedies unfortunately gonna happen from time to time in every society, and if Czechia despite its constitution and centuries long traditions ban or further limits access to guns there just gonna be knife instead of gun attack sometime in the future( or they get inspired in Germany and use truck as ram into ppl) And for the security- its university for gods sake, for adults many of whom may have multiple reason to visit it without actually being student, and its publicly funded university, too, its really sad that western journalists now deem normal for schools and public building to be treated as nurseries at best and high security jails at worst...

I have friends who study on that university. One of them decided to bunk off that day. It most likely saved her life. Its insane.

No link to terrorism? Is it not defined as the calculated use of violence to create a climate of fear in a population? If so, does this not meet the criteria?

Why would you call someone in such a situation, the shooter might hear the phone! Scary....

This mindless shooting incident is madness. Why pick on innocent students? What have they done? The gunman must have been deranged or thoroughly evil. I am saddened by those who have lost their lives, those who have been left injured, and those who have lost loved ones and are left behind. We need to pray for the souls of those departed and those who are left behind.

Las Vegas just had a university shooting, this is all just sad 😢

America's culture is spreading worldwide

It is confirmed now that the shooter also murdered a stranger - man with his baby when they went on a walk in a forest. Horrible 😢

Deepest condolences , prayers & sympathy for families of killed peeps and all the victims from India 🇮🇳 Unable to understand why they killed innocent students who were the future of respective country.

Fourteen innocent mothers have been given a life sentence today. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,

It's true about the lack of security in that building. I accidentally went in there once when I was actually supposed to be meeting someone in a different faculty building a few blocks away. I wandered around for about 10 minutes and no one asked me what I was doing there.

Condolences.

Prague 💔

When they say its not terrorism. We all know what demographic the shooter is..Candles is not the answer

Question: he was using a military grade rifle. How did he obtain this firearm being this is the Czech Republic?

IF THIS IS NOT TERRORISM WHAT IS ??

Where’s Audrey Hales manifesto?

Obviously. They finally catch on and learn this from the US.

This guy also killed a man and his two-month baby in the a forest near Prague on 15-12 . It seems that this lone wolf wanna doom the world with him😢😢!

So sad to hear this.

very sad. yet another prime example of why guns should be illegal.

SO sorry for Czechs, to have this monstrous crime affect for decades to come! Condolences!! However, it sure seems to have "terrorized" Charles University and Prague!!

Condolence to all family’s with loss , this is so sad ❤ from 🇩🇰 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

May all the victims rest in peace and the families and injured recover eventually. What is wrong with these vile people.

Don't name and don't show his face. Do not give him recognition, do not go USA route

It's very worst month of December Christmas condolences to the family

God Bless !🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Oh my God, all my heart to Czech peoples. I'm so sorry, thats terrifying. I really don't understand how these acts are becoming more and more common. Its not mental illness, as my entire extended on both sides have hereditary psychosis and other severe illness, and as profundly mentally ill as we've been, no ones ever considered this. At my worst I only hurt myself.

So tragic! 😪

The student also killed random 30 year old man with his 2 months old daughter in the pram in the woods week before. No respect for human life.

That's what world wide brutalisation of images and broadcasting do to people's behaviour

Many condolences. But I must ask how is this not terrorism? Innocent individuals have been killed. It's heart breaking. Such a culture needs to be stopped

So why is this not labelled as a terrorist attack?

Mif such acts and atrocity is not terrorism, then what is?

Imagine being in a mass shooting while running and filming is important.

Carrying on about a 'lack' of security at the University is nonsensical. It's a university, not a prison. Besides which, the shooter was a student so exactly what 'security' would have stopped a student from entering their own campus? That the cops didn't know what guns he had until after the event when they went to his house IS problematic. They should know about every citizen that has a gun, how many, and why. Having a stockpile of guns is clearly a red flag.

Not just mentally unwell. Spiritually unwell, too. In these days of darkness we seem to be losing our minds as well as our souls. 💔

Big problem

Isn't this the definition of terrorism?

There are no security mesurements in our (Czech) universities. At lest non that I know of. This is primarily because there are no mass shootings here and the country we live in is safe (one of the safest on Earth). You can actualy walk in even if you are not a student or teacher.

😢 GOD CONFORT THE HEARTHS OF THE FAMILY'S INVOLVE ON THIS TRAGEDY 😢.

That is terrorism

Such sad news. RIP dear souls ❤

RIP

This is not a gun problem, it’s a people problem. People in this country need to treat others with kindness. What is the motive to this tragedy.

Strange to see this happening in Europe.

University? Security barrier?? That‘s crazy, -of course not.

People didn't even have a chance to defend themselves

he went ER

The country is now called 'Czechia', how are the press not getting the memo..

What state is that in? I've only seen buildings like that in Boston and San Francisco.

Wander if this young man had been bullied or abused?

Picture of the gunman? Does prague provide that? Social media posts that would have indicated their state of mind?

0:52 it’s quite clear that this was an act of terrorism. It’s just unfortunate that the term terrorism has become synonymous with foreign peoples actions.

Here in America, most shootings occurred because of racism and hate, but this recent shooting in Prague is something that correlates to mental health issues. Otherwise, this tragedy it shouldn't be arose in a nation like Prague.

I always find it tragic that these cowards decide to take the lives of normal people as apposed to someone worth while,,,,like politicians

He learned it from American's schools's mass shootings😢

Everytime when something like this happens,ask yourself..why ?