Police in Slovakia said they had arrested a man who had threatened to commit a massacre similar to Thursday’s mass killing in Prague.

According to the BBC, a 64-year-old man was arrested in the northern city of Zilina after he called emergency services claiming he intended to “what happened in Prague”.

Now faces prosecution for spreading general alarm, which carries a maximum prison sentence of two yearso.

Slovakian police say the man held there called emergency services the same night to say he wanted to get a gun to carry out a similar massacre.

Police released video showing officers armed with automatic weapons breaking down his apartment door a short time later and arresting him.

It is reminded that on Thursday a student opened fire at a Prague university, killing 14 people.

Following the deadly attack, Czech police have made several arrests.

In the Czech Republic, another man was arrested after threatening to kill the gunman’s surviving family members. Police said they found a legally held gun at his home in the Vysocina district southeast of Prague.

On Friday night, police were called to a village in the western region of Plzen after a man threatened to shoot his neighbors. He was arrested, but found drunk and unarmed.

An armed response unit was dispatched to Prague’s busy IP Pavlova intersection on Friday night after reports of a man holding a grenade. Fireworks experts called to the scene said the weapon it was an imitation.

Two men were arrested -described by the media as foreigners. Tram and road traffic were temporarily suspended and subway trains did not stop at the station until the police gave the all-clear.

On Saturday night, meanwhile, Prague Airport’s Terminal 2 was evacuated briefly, after an “English-speaking man” called police to say five bombs had been planted at the airport. Flights were not affected and the terminal reopened after being scanned for explosives.

Most Czechs celebrate Christmas on December 24. This year’s celebrations come immediately after a day of national mourning for the victims on Thursday. President Petr Pavel urged people to think of those who lost loved ones.

“Let us respect their pain and not let them suffer it alone,” he said in a statement.

“Our solidarity, our help, but also our tact and attention will give them the strength to gradually face this situation.”