Explosives found during searches at Prague shooter's home
Explosives found during searches at Prague shooter's home (photo: Getty Images)
Law enforcement officers found explosives at the home of the 24-year-old student who committed the shooting in the center of Prague, states Radio Prague International.
Czech police spokesperson Jan Danek said that law enforcement officers found an improvised explosive device during a search of the house in the village of Gostun where the shooter lived.
The operatives also allegedly found gas cylinders with open valves. The man likely intended to blow up the house in this way.
Shooting in the center of Prague
On December 21, a man opened fire at a university in the center of Prague. Initially, 10 victims were reported, but later in the evening, local law enforcement officials clarified that the shooter killed at least 15 people and injured at least 24.
According to Czech police chief Martin Vondrasek, the attacker committed suicide when law enforcement officers were firing at him. The shooter was 24-year-old philosophy student David Kozak.
