GALLERY: Photos of fear, grief, and unity as Prague processes deadly shooting

The Czech Republic recovers from the worst mass shooting in the country's history this weekend following Thursday's deadly events. A national day of mourning has been declared for today, with a minute of silence being observed at noon and church bells ringing throughout the country.

From yesterday, mourners have been paying their respects to the victims of Thursday's shooting with memorials at Jan Palach Square and Charles University's Faculty of Arts, the scene of the shooting, as well as by the Carolinum, the seat of Charles University in Prague.

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Below, we chart some of the images and videos from Prague and elsewhere in the Czech Republic over the past few days, including the memorial to victims of the mass shooting outside the Carolinum, the seat of Charles University in Prague:

Mourners at Charles University on December 22, 2023. Photo: Jason Pirodsky

PÅ™Ã¡telÃ©, kolegovÃ©, pÅ™ijÄte, kdo mÅ¯Å¾ete, uctÃt pamÃ¡tku obÄ›tÃ vÄerejÅ¡Ãho nepochopitelnÃ©ho masakru na pÅ¯dÄ› FilozofickÃ© fakulty Univerzity Karlovy. ZapÃ¡lenÃ svÃÄky je jedna z mÃ¡la vÄ›cÃ, kterÃ© teÄ mÅ¯Å¾eme udÄ›lat. PietnÃ mÃsto je u hlavnÃho vchodu Karolina. pic.twitter.com/MhiN2d552r
— VladimÃr Krylov (@VladimrKrylov1) December 22, 2023

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— Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) December 22, 2023

Memorials to victims at Jan Palach Square and the scene of the mass shooting at Charles University's Faculty of Arts:

Prague's Jan Palach Square on December 22, 2023. Photo: Jason Pirodsky

In Prague, citizens are carrying flowers and lighting candles to Charles University, where the shooting took place yesterday.

The government of the Czech Republic announced a day of mourning. As a result of the shooting in the capital of the Czech Republic, 14 people died and 25â€¦ pic.twitter.com/uFShNIdsq9
— mishikasingh (@mishika_singh) December 22, 2023

Charles University's Faculty of Arts on December 22, 2023. Photo: Jason Pirodsky

Prague's Faculty of Arts on December 22, 2023. Photo: Jason Pirodsky — Charles University's Faculty of Arts on December 22, 2023. Photo: Jason Pirodsky

Memorials to victims of the shooting at universities in Ostrava and Pardubice on Friday:

OstravskÃ¡ univerzita s Ostravany dnes v poledne uctila obÄ›ti stÅ™elby na FF UK minutou ticha, svÃÄkami a kvÄ›tinami. PietnÃ mÃsto se nachÃ¡zÃ na ulici ReÃ¡lnÃ u vstupu do budovy FilozofickÃ© fakulty. OU pÅ™ispÄ›je do sbÃrky Univerzity Karlovy.
â–» https://t.co/VhBMGT8ult #FFUK #Ostrava pic.twitter.com/V7uXrzi4Y7
— OstravskÃ¡ univerzita (@Ostravska_Uni) December 22, 2023

PamÃ¡tku obÄ›tÃ tragickÃ© ÄtvrteÄnÃ stÅ™elby na FF UK v Praze dnes uctili na UniverzitÄ› Pardubice. @UniPardubice @CRoPardubice @Radiozurnal1 pic.twitter.com/ZcWeBlt6h3
— OndÅ™ej Wolf (@ondrejwolf1) December 22, 2023

Newspaper headlines from the day following the attack:

23.12.2023 pic.twitter.com/7zWET1d2MG
— TitulnÃ strany (@titulkovnik) December 22, 2023

Press conferences following the attack on Thursday:

A sudden press conference held between Interior Minister Vít Rakušan and Czech Police chief Martin Vondrášek Thursday night. (Photo: Screengrab from Czech Police)

An emergency government meeting Thursday night with President Petr Pavel. (Photo: Vlada.cz)

Video and photos from police and bystanders during the shooting:

Policie zveÅ™ejnila zÃ¡bÄ›ry ze ÄtvrteÄnÃho zÃ¡sahu proti stÅ™elci, kterÃ½ ÃºtoÄil v budovÄ› FilozofickÃ© fakulty UK na nÃ¡mÄ›stÃ Jana Palacha.

â„¹PÅ™Ãmo na mÃstÄ› Äinu zemÅ™elo 13 lidÃ a stÅ™elec, jedna obÄ›Å¥ zemÅ™ela pozdÄ›ji v nemocnici. pic.twitter.com/EfaDtLDQY8
— ÄŒT24 (@CT24zive) December 22, 2023

BREAKING: Footage show students hiding on a ledge during mass shooting in University in Praguepic.twitter.com/75W0UEL190
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) December 21, 2023

Currently stuck inside my classroom in Prague. Shooter is dead, but we are waiting to be evacuated. Praying to make it out alive.

Locked the door before the shooter tried to open it. Fucking hell. pic.twitter.com/wYyhOe5U6p
— Jakob Weizman (@jakobweizman) December 21, 2023