BREAKING: EMPEROR OTAN IV SHOT IN THE ROYAL PALACE, RUSHED TO HOSPITAL
NUVRENON– Emperor Otan IV has been shot and wounded, the Silver Court reported Tuesday evening, and has been rushed to the hospital. Information on which hospital, and specific details about the Emperor’s injury and prognosis, were not publicly released.
Prime Minister Žarís Nevran Alandar is “actively following the situation and guiding the government response,” according to the Office of the Prime Minister. The OPM statement indicated “no active shooter is at large” and stressed that “there is no threat to the community from an active shooter at this time.” However, unusually, the Royal Tavari Army—not the Marshalls—have been deployed to Palace Square and assembled a perimeter around the Royal Palace. “The Army has been called to ensure the security of the Silver Court and to address the current situation,” said the OPM statement.
The shooting occurred only hours after the Emperor joined Matron Vana Dandreal and Prime Minister Žarís Nevran Alandar at the National Diet to sing the Acronian national anthem, a controversial Akronist hymn, which the Diet today voted to legalize.
More on this situation as it develops…