Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz
Moscow is very likely to blame for a recent failed arson attack on city busews in Prague, the Czech prime minister said on Monday. Petr Fiala said the foiled plot was part of a hybrid war Russia is waging against Czechia. But what can the authorities do to combat this kind of “low level” terrorism?
Last Wednesday night a Spanish-speaking man in his 20s from a South American state is believed to have attempted to set fire to buses at a Prague transport authority depot in the district of Klíčov.
Alert staff doused the flames and damage was kept to around CZK 200,000.
On Saturday the police arrested the suspect, who they said had been in Czechia for five days.
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Author: Ian Willoughby