Drunken police officer stabs US man to death in Prague

A Prague police officer has been charged with the stabbing to death of an American man in the city on Tuesday night. Police arrested the officer, who was drunk, shortly after the incident, which occurred near the Sazka Arena in Prague 9. The internet news site Deník.cz reported that the American had stopped his car after the policeman made vulgar gestures. Following an argument the two began to fight, during which the officer stabbed the man three times. The American, who was based in Germany, died at the scene.