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Three U.S. and Czech citizens detained over arson attack on Czech arms producer, police say

Authorities detained two suspects in Czechia and one in Slovakia after a fire destroyed a warehouse linked to drone production; the attack is treated as terrorism with possible foreign motives.

  • On Tuesday, Czech police arrested three suspects for arson following a fire that destroyed an LPP Holding warehouse in Pardubice, located 100 kilometers east of Prague supplying autonomous drones to Ukraine.
  • Authorities are investigating the blaze as a terrorist attack, with two suspects detained in the Czech Republic and the third apprehended in Slovakia; the accused face charges of participation in a terrorist group.
  • LPP Holding confirmed the fire occurred in one of its buildings, though no arms were produced there, and a previously planned drone training center with Israeli Elbit Systems never materialized.
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Czech police arrest 3 over arson at drone warehouse supplying Ukraine

Czech police have arrested three suspects after a fire destroyed a warehouse tied to drone supplies for Ukraine.

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Czech police have arrested three suspects in the arson of the LPP Holding weapons plant in Pardubice, among them citizens of the Czech Republic and the United States.

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Three U.S. and Czech citizens detained over arson attack on Czech arms producer, police say

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