of prague as the gunman opened fire at charles university s faculty of arts in the city s old town a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put and lock themselves inside classrooms. as you can see from these pcictures, some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. police said the gunman was a 24 year old student who s been named by local media as david kozak. the shooting is the deadliest in the czech republic s history in a country where gun crime is relatively rare. sarah rainsford reports from prague. the centre of prague was suddenly transformed into a major crime scene. armed police rushed towards a university building as a gunman stalked the corridors there. at this point, he was still on the loose. and these were the scenes at charles university. desperate students clinging for their lives to a ledge. their fear of falling overtaken by the fear of the gunman metres away on the roof. as the
they confirmed that lenka hlavkova the head of the university s institute of musicology was one of those shot dead. outside the university, people have been leaving flowers and candles. saturday has been declared a day of national mourning across the czech republic. in a friday morning news conference, police showed bodycam video from their officers. it shows them entering the building to find the gunman. there had been some criticism of their response, but the police said the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he s been named by local media as 24 year old student david kozak. let s get more from that news conference where prague s chief police officer gave his reaction to thursday s shooting. translation: i was there on site. i was severely impacted by and shattered to see it. and i ve been with the police force for a0 years. around 220, 2
since then as members wrangle over the specific language in the document. the original draft called for a sustainable cessation of hostilities but the final version calls for creating the conditions for one. the united states are the key players having vetoed all previous un resolutions since the start of the war but they say they are ready to support the latest draft. here s the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield. we do have that resolution and we are ready to vote on it. and it is a resolution that will bring humanitarian assistance to those in need and it will support the priority that egypt has in ensuring that we put a mechanism on the ground that will support humanitarian assistance. we will be live in new york in the next few minutes, talking to our correspondents. but so much focus on the humanitarian side of what is happening in gaza but also a tremendous amount of focus on the hostage situation that continues, injuring nine weeks of w
welcome to bbc welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. police welcome to bbc news. police in welcome to bbc news. police in prague have revealed new details about 30 s mass shooting at charles university. iii about 30 s mass shooting at charles university. 1a were killed and a suspected gunman also died at the scene. police have linked the massacre to a deadly attack in a cheque for us last week and have confirmed that lenka hlavkova, the head of the institute of musicology, was one of those shot dead yesterday. i said the university people have been leaving flowers and candles and saturday has been declared a national day of mourning across the czech republic. at a news conference police showed bodycam video from officers and you can see them entering the building to find them entering the building to find the gunmen. police at the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own l
on the ground . the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step in the right direction. but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire saying that 2.3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile, israel s ambassador to the un criticised the resolution, and said that the un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages. russia s ambassador to the un criticized the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operations in gaza, saying it is giving israel a license to kill civilians. this comes amid complaints that the resolution is watered down. us ambassador to the un linda thomas greenfield said the us abstained from the vote because the council did not condemn hamas october seventh attack on israel. here s what she said after the vote. it took many days and many, many long nights of negotiating to get this right. but, today, this council provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering. tod