Man jailed for grenade attack loses appeal

An Israeli citizen has lost his appeal against a five-year jail sentence which he was handed following a grenade attack in central Prague in 2004. Yakov Moshaylov injured 17 people when he threw a grenade at casino owner Assaf Abutboul’s vehicle. Mr Abutboul survived the attack. In June this year, Mr Moshaylov was sent to prison and immediately appealed. But on Thursday, the Prague High Court upheld the original judge’s ruling. As Mr Moshaylov has already spent 3 years in custody, it is thought that he will soon be released on probation.