Multiple people have been shot dead and injured in a shooting at a university in Prague today.
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Several dead and dozens wounded in Prague university shooting: Students balance on high ledge as they hide from gunman and terrified crowds flee across tourist spot bridge before shooter 'eliminated'
Several people have been killed and dozens injured in a mass shooting at a university in Prague.
The lone gunman shot dead 'several people' at Charles University in the centre of the city, police said.
A chilling image shared on local media purports to show the man dressed in black aiming a rifle at people below while standing on top of a faculty building.
Dramatic video showed terrified crowds of tourists and locals sprinting across the famous Charles Bridge - one of Europe's top tourist sites - after they heard the sickening sound of gunshots in the city.
In separate footage, people were seen running with their hands raised in the air from the University's Faculty of Arts building in the capital, as armed police officers swooped in.
Within minutes of the deadly shooting, elite cops were seen storming the building before the gunman was 'eliminated'.
Other extraordinary images show terrified students cowering on a ledge high up on a faculty in a bid to hide from the gunman after others were told to barricade themselves in classrooms.
A faculty member of the university, Zora Hesova, said people were still locked in classrooms inside the building as armed police officers descended on the scene.
Police said they killed the gunman after they stormed the building and are working to evacuate those trapped inside.
'The gunman was eliminated!!!' police said on X, formerly Twitter.
'The building is currently being evacuated and there are several dead and dozens of wounded people on the scene.'
Terrified teachers and students at the Charles University Faculty of Arts were instructed to lock themselves up as police action was under way.
One student, Deda Mrazek, said she was in the university's library when the gunman began shooting at his victims.
The gunman was killed and several people are dead.
Sad and crazy world. They are telling tourists to avoid the area. What sad and crazy thing to happen. Hopefully they are able save the injured and they fully recover.
