Two people died Thursday evening during an attack at a hostel in Prague's Kunratice, including the attacker, who was shot by police. According to available information, the man attacked two people with a knife and an axe. He killed one person and seriously injured another. denik.cz ↗
Prague police responded to the case in the evening hours. After the patrols arrived, the man reportedly continued the attack and turned against the intervening police officers as well. They used a firearm against him. Earlier reports first stated that the attacker had been shot and wounded, while later information speaks of his death. lidovky.cz ↗
The incident took place at a hostel in Prague 4. Paramedics and police officers dealt with the aftermath of an attack on two people, one of whom died of their injuries. The other person attacked was, according to published information, seriously injured. Details about the motives for the attack or the identities of the victims were not included in the materials provided. ct24.ceskatelevize.cz ↗
The case will be further investigated by criminal investigators. The investigation will also cover the patrol's conduct in using a firearm, since the attacker reportedly posed an immediate threat to the intervening police officers, according to available information. Further information can be expected once the health condition of the injured person is clarified and the crime scene has been evaluated. lidovky.cz ↗
Police shot dead an attacker after an axe attack in Kunratice
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Muž na pražské ubytovně zavraždil člověka sekerou. Policisté útočníka zastřelili
lidovky.cz
| 07:05 17.07.
Při napadení v pražské ubytovně zahynul člověk, útočníka policie zastřelila
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz
| 22:51 16.07.
Na pražské ubytovně zaútočil muž sekerou. Policisté jej eliminovali, dva mrtví
lidovky.cz
| 22:45 16.07.
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