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Gunman Kills At Least Eight in Czech Shooting

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Getty 022415 Shooting?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1424822449816Getty Images(UHERSKY BROD, Czech Republic) — At least eight people were killed Tuesday after a lone gunman opened fire in a restaurant in the Czech Republic.

The mayor of the town of Uherske Brod on the country’s eastern border said a local man around 60 years old opened fire.

The town lies some 185 miles southeast of the capital, Prague.

The mayor said the shooter is among the dead and reportedly took his own life.

Czech Television reports that the gunman was believed to have come with two weapons, but the motive remains unknown.


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