Gunman in Czech Republic kills 14 people in Prague's Charles University mass shooting

A 24-year-old Czech student has shot dead his father then killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at his Prague university before possibly taking his life, marking the country's worst-ever mass shooting.

The government declared a day of mourning across the central European country for December 23 to remember the victims, decided at a special cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Petr Fiala and President Petr Pavel.