Gunman shot dead after eight killed in Czech restaurant shooting
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 10:52pm
UPDATED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 11:08pm
Reuters in Prague
A police officer patrols near a restaurant where a gunman opened fire in Uhersky Brod, in the east of the Czech Republic. Photo: AP
Eight people were killed in a shooting in an eastern Czech town on Tuesday, news agency CTK reported.
The agency quoted Interior Minister Milan Chovanec as saying he had been informed about eight victims. The suspected shooter was also dead, the report said.
A police spokesman confirmed there was shooting in the town of Uhersky Brod, 300 kilometres southeast of Prague, but declined to comment on any victims. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry was not immediately available for comment.
