Man Detained After Threatening to Shoot at Prague’s Faculty of Arts

Police in Prague arrested a man who allegedly threatened to carry out a shooting at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University on Friday afternoon.

The incident sparked a major police operation in the city center, with officers securing the area and launching an urgent search for the suspect, who initially fled the scene.

According to Jan Daněk, a police spokesperson, the man entered the Faculty of Arts building on Jan Palach Square and displayed alarming behavior, making threats about shooting in the premises.

“We are actively searching for a man who exhibited abnormal behavior and spoke of shooting,” Daněk informed Novinky shortly after 3:00 p.m.

Following the threat, the suspect left the area, prompting an intensive search operation involving dozens of officers in Prague’s historic center.

Police efforts led to the suspect being detained within half an hour of the initial report. The individual was reportedly apprehended shortly before 3:30 p.m.

Further details about the man, including his identity or potential motives, have not yet been disclosed.

V centru Prahy aktuálně pátráme po muži, který přišel do budovy Filosofické fakulty UK na náměstí Jana Palacha, choval se nestandardně a mluvil o střelbě. Na místě jsou desítky policistů a hledají ho. #policiepha

— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) November 29, 2024

Last year, fourteen people were killed and 25 injured, in a shooting at Charles University’s Faculty of Arts in Prague. The gunman, who began shooting on the fourth floor of the building, later committed suicide.

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