Heightened security ordered in connection with World Hockey Championship

The Interior Ministry has ordered heightened security measures around key sites in Prague, Ostrava and other cities in connection with the upcoming World Hockey Championship, due to take place in Czechia from May 10 – May 26. The measures will include armed police patrols in the streets, heightened protection of key institutions and intensified road checks. People can also expect heightened police surveillance at Václav Havel Airport, Janáček Airport in Ostrava, the hotels accommodating the hockey teams and the O2 and Ostravar sports arenas where the matches will be taking place.