The head of the Slovak government expressed his condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the shooting at Charles University in Prague. Fico also noted that Slovakia supports the Czech Republic in this difficult situation.

"We support our Czech brothers in this difficult situation and are ready to provide any assistance that would reduce the consequences of this terrible tragedy," he wrote on social media.

Earlier, the head of the Czech police, David Vondrašek, said that the number of victims of the shooting in Prague had increased to 15.