Funeral for Czech soldier killed in Afghanistan

Patrik Štěpánek, the last of the three Czech soldiers killed in Afghanistan, was buried with military honours in his home town of Plzen on Friday. The ceremony was attended by Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar and General Chief-of-Staff Aleš Opata.

The three Czech servicemen were killed by a suicide bomber while patrolling an area near Bagram Military Base earlier this month. All three were promoted to the rank of officer in memoriam and will be awarded medals for bravery.