Police respond to reported threat at Charles University campus

Police intervened on Tuesday morning at the campus of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague following a reported threat. Officers searched three faculty buildings – in Jinonice, Opletalova Street and at Hollar on Smetana Embankment – for a suspect. According to police spokeswoman Eva Kropáčová, no one was injured and there was no danger to students or staff. One person was detained in connection with the case, but was not found inside the faculty buildings. The intervention began around 8:30 a.m. and lasted roughly five to fifteen minutes. The alleged threat is now under investigation.