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Atanas Milanov: Evening trip with tram 22 - Prague

16.01.2024 - 16.02.2024 Czech Center Sofia

According to police spokesman Jan Danek, investigators also found gas bottles with open valves.
It is likely that he intended to blow up the house, and the police and firefighters prevented a possible tragedy, Danek pointed out, reports International Radio Prague.

This was announced by head of the police Martin Vondracek at an extraordinary conference.
"More than 15 people lost their lives in this tragic event, at least 24 were injured," he said.

Reports emerged today of a harrowing shooting incident at a university building in Prague, Czech Republic, resulting in multiple casualties and numerous injuries. Czech police confirmed the distressing news but refrained from specifying the exact count of victims, as per Reuters.

Prague has cancelled an October concert by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko over her country's invasion of Ukraine, organizers said on Aug. 17.

Netrebko, whose past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin has led to cancellations of several concerts worldwide, was due to perform at Prague's Municipal House on Oct. 16.

Thousands took to the streets of Prague to protest the Czech government, high inflation and demand an end to the country's military support for Ukraine.

Prague – President Borut Pahor called for a strong and effective Europe as he appeared on Tuesday as a speaker at the Prague European Summit, recalling the bloc’s fundamental values such as rule of law that he said should be understood the same way. He also received the Visions for Europe Award.

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A 26-year-old evangelical Christian and theology student at Prague's Charles University, Roll founded Million Moments alongside Mikulas Minar in 2017. Dressed in his trademark mustard-yellow, it was the red-headed Minar who originally chaired the organisation and so featured prominently on the front pages as the biggest protests in the country since the Velvet Revolution erupted.

Czechs lit nearly 30,000 candles at Prague Castle, the seat of the presidency, on Monday evening to pay their respects to the pandemic's victims, AP reported. The hard-hit European Union nation of 10.7 million people has registered at least 29,711 virus-related deaths.

By way of contrast, Chinese pressure to stop Jaroslav Kubera visiting Taiwan took a more sinister turn when the Senate president keeled over from a heart attack. When his successor, Milos Vystrcil, embarked on the trip anyway in September, Beijing hoped to similarly scare Prague with threats of retaliation.