DHAKA: A gunman opened fire inside a small-town restaurant in eastern Czech Republic that killing eight people before he fatally shot himself.

The gunman was a local man aged around 60, said Patrik Kuncar, mayor of the southeastern town of Uhersky Brod, reports the Times of India on Wednesday.

Czech public radio said the perpetrator called a local television station before the attack, complaining that police weren’t solving his problems and threatening that he would ‘take things into his hands.’

Interior Minister Milan Chovanec, who arrived at the scene, said the man had a gun license. "It was not a terrorist attack'' he said.

The gunman was armed with two pistols and opened fire at the approaching police officers on Tuesday, Chovanec said.

The victims have been identified and were all from the region, Chovanec said.

The country’s chief police officer, Tomas Tuhy, said authorities wouldn’t reveal more information immediately because of the ongoing investigation.

BDST: 2024 HRS, FEB 25, 2015