(ANSA-AP) - PRAGUE, 10 DEC - Six people were killed and two
more wounded in a shooting in a hospital in the eastern Czech
Republic Tuesday, the prime minister said.
The apparent suspect later shot himself dead as police
approached his car.
Prime Minister Andrej Babis told Czech public television the
shooting took place around 7 a.m. in a waiting room. The
attacker opened fire at people's heads from close range, Babis
said. He said he was heading for the site, at the University
hospital in the eastern city of Ostrava, 350 kilometers (220
miles) east of Prague.
Police said they found the suspect's car and he shot himself
in the head as they approached. They identified him as a
42-year- old man. (ANSA-AP).
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