After deadly Prague shooting, Czech police seek student suspect’s motive

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BERLIN — Czech police on Friday were investigating why a 24-year-old student killed 14 people and wounded 25 others in the nation’s worst shooting in modern history. The gunman’s body was found “motionless” shortly after the shooting rampage, with police saying he died by suicide. Among the … Read more

What to Know About the Czech Republic’s Gun Laws

At least 14 people were killed and another 25 injured after a gunman opened fire on Thursday at Charles University in Prague, according to local police. The shooting, in a country where gun violence is rare, is the country’s deadliest in modern history. “It’s a horrible crime, something the Czech Republic has never experienced,” said … Read more

Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague

PRAGUE — A shooting in downtown Prague killed several people and wounded dozens of others, and the person who opened fire is dead, Czech police said Thursday. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of the gunfire in the Czech Republic’s capital. They said officers were deployed due to a shooting at … Read more

Czech president approves plan introducing budget cuts, taxes. Labor unions call for protests

Czech President Petr Pavel has signed into law an economic package of dozens of measures introducing budget cuts and increased taxes designed to keep the ballooning budget deficit under control ByThe Associated Press November 22, 2023, 6:18 AM FILE – Czech Republic’s President Petr Pavel delivers a speech at the European Parliament, Wednesday, Oct. 4, … Read more

Germany increases border patrols along migrant ‘smuggling routes’ to Poland and Czech Republic

BERLIN — Germany announced Wednesday it will increase police patrols along “smuggling routes” on the border with Poland and the Czech Republic in an effort to prevent more migrants from entering the country. The new measures would begin immediately, said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. The announcement came a day after police raids in Germany found … Read more

Germany contemplating short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic

A authorities official says that Germany is contemplating establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to maintain irregular migrants from getting into the nation ByThe Related Press September 22, 2023, 2:57 PM Federal Minister of the Inside and Dwelling Affairs Nancy Faeser speaks throughout the federal government questioning within the plenary session … Read more