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1 dead and 4 wounded in Czech town hall shooting
One employee died and four others, including the mayor and a police officer, were injured by a suspect armed with three illegal weapons, police said.
- On Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, a shooting struck the Chribska town hall in northern Czech Republic, leaving one dead and four wounded, police said.
- Police said the attacker was armed with three illegally held weapons at the Chribska town hall and ruled out terrorism or an extremist attack.
- The assault left one person dead and four others wounded, including the town's mayor and a police officer.
- The dead was a town hall employee, and President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš offered condolences to victims' relatives.
- Police said the suspect fatally shot himself and there was no further danger in Chribska, a town near the German border with a population about 1,300.
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Big alarm in a Czech small town in the morning: an armed man shoots at people in the town hall. A man dies, several people are injured in some cases. The police can finally "eliminate" the shooter.
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right7Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left, 40% Center
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- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources are Center
40% Center
L 40%
C 40%
R 20%
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