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Slovak police in failed bid to arrest ex-defence chief over aid to Ukraine

1 week ago | bbc.com | Rob Cameron

Slovak bid to arrest ex-defence minister exposes bitter row over war in UkraineRob CameronGetty ImagesSlovakia's previous government provided Ukraine with ammunition and MiG-29 aircraftPolice in Slovakia have tried to arrest ex-defence minister Jaroslav Nad over aid donations to Ukraine, in a case he has condemned as politically motivated. Slovak media said police had gone to his home on Wednesday morning but the former minister was not there.
Storm Boris: Polish city evacuates as floods batter central Europe

Oct 6, 2024 | bbc.com | Laura Gozzi |Nick Thorpe |Rob Cameron |Adam Easton

Several people have died across the Czech Republic, Austria, Romania and Poland following devastating floods.
Czech PM says failed arson attempt ‘organised by Russia’

Jun 10, 2024 | bbc.com | Rob Cameron

Czech PM blames failed arson attempt on RussiaBy Rob Cameron, BBC Prague CorrespondentGetty ImagesPrime minister Petr Fiala said the failed attack was part of a hybrid campaign of sabotage being run by MoscowThe Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, has said a failed arson attack that took place in Prague last week was organised and financed by Russia.
Czech MPs vote to tighten gun laws after mass shooting

Jan 26, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Rob Cameron

MPs in the Czech Republic have approved an amendment tightening gun legislation, a month after the worst mass shooting in the country's history. The amendment - which was proposed before the killings - must still pass through the senate and be signed by the president, and will not come into force until 2026. It's far from revolutionary. So would it even have made a difference?
Czech mass shooting: Gunman confessed to shooting baby in woods

Dec 27, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Rob Cameron |James Gregory

The gunman who killed 14 people at a university in Prague confessed to an earlier double murder in his suicide note, Czech police have said. The note found in David Kozak's home contained a confession he had shot dead a man and his baby daughter in woods near the city on 15 December, six days before the Charles University attack. Police said he had been on a list of 4,000 suspects for their murders. Kozak also killed his father, bringing the total number of his victims to 17.
Slovakia arrest over threat to copy Prague attack

Dec 24, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Rob Cameron

Police in Slovakia say they have arrested a man who had threatened to carry out a massacre similar to Thursday's mass shooting in Prague. They say a 64-year-old was held in the northern city of Zilina after he called emergency services claiming he intended to do "what happened in Prague". He now faces prosecution for spreading general alarm, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison. On Thursday a student open fire at a Prague university, killing 14 people.
Czech village priest sorry for smashing pumpkins

Oct 20, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Rob Cameron

A Czech parish priest has apologised to local children after stomping on Halloween pumpkins near his church. Father Jaromir Smejkal destroyed the carved pumpkins on two successive days in a park in Kurdejov, a village in the wine-making region of South Moravia. He has apologised for the vandalism in an open letter to the mayor and published on the village Facebook page. He said he would have acted differently had he known they were carved by children.
Motorist fined after dog seen behind wheel of car

Sep 29, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Rob Cameron

Police in Slovakia have fined a car owner whose dog was behind the wheel. A speed camera photo, posted on Facebook, appears to show a smiling canine in the driving seat of a Skoda. The car owner insisted that his pet - a brown hunting dog - had suddenly leapt into his lap. But officers in the village of Sterusy, north-east of the capital, Bratislava, said footage showed this was not the case as there was no sudden movement in the car.
Ukraine war: Slovakia's Robert Fico eyes comeback in Saturday's election

Sep 28, 2023 | bbc.com | Rob Cameron

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Robert Fico's populist SMER party is currently on track to win Slovakia's general election on SaturdaySlovaks vote this weekend in early elections following the collapse of the former centre-right government. Leading most polls is the populist SMER party of Robert Fico, who has pledged an immediate end to Slovak military support for Ukraine. Fico was forced to step down as prime minister following the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak in 2018.