Woman dies of wounds in Czech hospital shooting, bringing death toll to 7

Source: Xinhua| 2019-12-13 01:57:35|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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PRAGUE, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A woman wounded in Tuesday's Ostrava University Hospital shooting in the Czech Republic died on Thursday, bringing the death toll to seven, local media reported.

The Czech News Agency quoted a hospital spokeswoman as saying that the other two wounded men are not in danger, and one of them has been released from hospital to home care.

The shooting occurred shortly after 7 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Tuesday at the Trauma Center of the hospital in the northeastern Czech city of Ostrava. Six people, four men and two women, died on Tuesday.

The alleged attacker, 42, committed suicide after the shooting. The police have not yet revealed his motive behind the attack.

Ostrava is the third largest city in the country. the Ostrava University Hospital, with 1,100 beds, is the largest state-owned medical facility in North Moravia.

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