At least two people have died this Thursday because of a knife attack In a mall in the Czech city of Hradec Kralove, located about one hundred kilometers from the capital, Prague, as confirmed by the authorities, which have indicated that the suspect, a Czech teenager, is detained.
Czech police have indicated in a statement published in their account on social network X that “The suspect attacked two people with a knife” and has detailed that both victims, Two women Present at the scene, they had been injured, although later emergency services have confirmed their death.
Thus, the spokeswoman for provincial emergency services, Lucie Hasunova, has affirmed that “unfortunately, because of the seriousness of their wounds the two people have died, despite the efforts of our staff”, as the agency has collected Czech news, CTK.
Czech police have stressed that suspect has been arrested and added that “the situation is under control”. “No one else is in danger,” he said, while he has reported that the authorities have opened an investigation to try to clarify the reasons for the attack.
“The young detainee is a citizen of the Czech Republic,” said the police, who added that the suspect tried to flee the place after stabbing the two women, although “he was arrested a few minutes later. According to CTK, the detainee is a 16 -year -old teenager.