On X, President Emmanuel Macron conveyed his deep solidarity to people and authorities of the European country.

Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, on the other hand, described the incident as terrible, an action that also left 24 wounded.

According to sources in the Czech capital, the perpetrator of the lethal shooting was a 24-year-old student, who allegedly killed his father earlier.

Police ruled out a terrorist attack and said they favored the hypothesis of a single shooter.

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