People gather at memorial sites for shooting victims even on Christmas

Even over Christmas, people continued to lay flowers and light candles at the impromptu memorial sites that have sprung up in Prague for the victims of Thursday's tragic shooting. Thousands of candles have been placed outside Charles University's main building as well as in front of the Faculty of Arts building to honour their memory.

Police officers armed with submachine guns also continued to patrol the streets over Christmas as security has been stepped up in the wake of the incident.