Six people were killed and two others were seriously injured in a shooting at Ostrava City Hospital in the north-east of the Czech Republic near the Polish border, according to Czech police.
The attack occurred happened around 7 a.m. (0600 GMT) Tuesday morning. Police evacuated the hospital and were looking for a male suspect, about 180 cm tall, wearing a red jacket. He is reportedly still at large.
“There is a regional police intervention unit and a rapid deployment unit. Unfortunately, the attack claimed several lives,” said Interior Minister Jan Hamacek, reported Ceska Televize.
“The intervention is still in progress, I will not comment on any further details. The police are doing everything they can to solve the situation.”
According to media reports, a nearby university is “on lockdown.”
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