The Czech Republic is marking a national day of mourning today over the shooting Prague Faculty of Philosophyin which 15 people were killed on Thursday, including the attacker.
The funeral ceremonies also included a mass for the dead in St. Vitus Cathedral, which the head of state took part in. Peter Paveland the chairmen of the two chambers of parliament.
“We are experiencing enormous horror. But it is incomparable to what the victims, their relatives and those injured have suffered,” the Senate President told public broadcaster CT24 before the ceremony. Milos Vystrcil.
“It’s not just about improving the security of universities, but also about how the media works and how we educate our children and grandchildren,” said the conservative politician, even after repeated calls from the government to the press to exercise discretion in reporting to guard against the tragedy.
The police are investigating up to eight suspected disinformation crimes, advocacy of violence and threats on social networks and have already arrested several people as a preventive measure. And democracy, Vystrcil continues, “consists in finding the line between freedom and its regulation.”
In official buildings, the country’s flag flew at half-mast and a black banner, and church bells rang at midday to mark the start of a minute’s silence.
In the Rectorate of Carolina University, which has a large anteroom, a prayer area was created where many people light candles, which also happens in the Faculty of Arts, where the tragedy occurred.
