🔴 A few pictures taken inside the Faculty of Arts during the police operation 🔴
The student who posted the picture of the room, said the shooter tried to enter but he had barricaded himself.
Czech security sources say man traveling from
#Russia
came to Prague three weeks ago carrying
#ricin
.
The politicians under protection are the Mayor of
#Prague
Zdeněk Hřib and the district chief of Prague 6 Ondřej Kolář.
The
#Christmas
tree arrived in
#Prague
! The 50-year-old Norwegian spruce was raised overnight Monday from northern Bohemia.
Over eight km of lights and 342 decorative balls will adorn the tree before its ceremonial lighting on Saturday
The Old Town Square in
#Prague
has become a place of reverence.
Flowers and candles are placed next to the thousands of white crosses. People are now also writing the names of their loved ones who died in connection with the virus.
🔴 Police said the shooter was neutralized shortly before 4 p.m. 🔴
"The shooter has been eliminated! The entire building is currently being evacuated and there are several dead and dozens injured," police wrote on X.
The
#Czech
street artist with Kazakh roots
@Chemisgraffiti
, has created a new mural in Prague 4 featuring a girl taking shelter under a Ukrainian flag.
Pilsner Urquell will not be sponsoring next year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris due to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the event.
January 1, 2023, marked 30 years since the foundation of the Czech Republic. As part of the celebrations,
#Prague
illuminated some buildings in national colours.
🗣 "Russia has not changed since the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. What happened here in 1968 is happening in Ukraine now".
- Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic. August 21, 2023.
The first train with Ukrainian refugees to arrive in the
#Czech
Republic.
#Prague
is expecting to take in up to 5,000 refugees in the first wave.
🔗
#UkraineUnderAttack
🇨🇿 100 drones created the Czech flag, a two-tailed lion, and a linden leaf earlier this month between Střelecký and Slovanský ostrov.
The word
#siln
ější (stronger) also appeared in the sky of Prague.
On 29 December 1989, Václav Havel, an opponent of Gustáv Husák’s Communist regime, is elected interim President of Czechoslovakia pending parliamentary elections 🇨🇿 ✌️
🇨🇿 ✌️ November 17, 1989 - November 17, 2022: Today, Czechs celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the start of the Velvet Revolution, the non-violent toppling of the Czechoslovak government.
HAPPENING NOW: Crowds are gathering in Wenceslas Square in
#Prague
to protest against the mandatory use of face masks and other restriction measures imposed by the government.
Police have clashed with
#protesters
who had gathered at
#Prague
's Old City Square, to denounce restrictions introduced by the government due to the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
🎂 Today marks the 100th anniversary of the original publication of the first part of Jaroslav Hašek’s satirical masterpiece "The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War"
🕯 A memorial act at Prague Castle took place yesterday evening. Nearly 30,000 candles were lit, accompanied by music played by the Castle Guard’s official band.
Prague, Dec 26: more than 400 swimmers launched themselves in cold waters of Vltava river for the 76th edition of Alfred Nikodem memorial race.
The race has been a Christmas staple since 1947.
IN BRIEF: The regular test of public emergency sirens in the Czech Republic (taking place at noon on the first Wednesday of every month), will remain silent this week to prevent panic among the public.
More news:
🎄 Great news for Christmas lovers – the famous Prague
#Christmas
Markets are set to make their return this year from Saturday 27 November to Thursday 6 January.
Italian fans attacked West Ham fans in a bar in Rytířská Street, injuring three of them.
One policeman was also attacked. Prague police arrested 16 people.
#ConferenceLeague
#FiorentinaWestHam
Díky mrazivému počasí a sněžení v noci jsme se mohli dnes probudit do zasněženého rána. Přestože napadla jen skromná pokrývka, vydržela i během celého dnes, takže zlákala některé k sáňkování. Zasněžené fotky zachytil fotograf Michal Šula. 🤓
❗️Official: from 12 April, stationery shops, children's clothing and shoe stores, farmers' markets, and zoos will reopen. The government approved the new decree-law.
🙏 A second plane from
#Kabul
landed in
#Prague
-Kbely on Tuesday night, evacuating Czechs and local staff from
#Afghanistan
after the Taliban seized control of the country.
Among the 87 passengers, Ambassador Jiří Baloun, Afghan collaborators of the Czech army, and two Poles.
😡 Charles Bridge has been vandalized with graffiti over last night. Prague Police are now inspecting the camera recordings to find out who is behind the act of vandalism.
The author of the graffiti could face up to three years in jail, according to the spokesman.
If you love
#artnouveau
and the art of Alphonse
#Mucha
, we definitely recommend the iMucha exhibition in the Obecní dům.
Due to government restrictions, the Municipal House is closed but we hope the exhibition will reopen soon!