Milan Paumer dies aged 79

Milan Paumer, of Mašín brothers fame, has died in Prague at the age of 79 let. The news website iDnes reported on Thursday that he had suffered from a difficult illness. The controversial Mašín brothers were an anti-communist resistance group who made a violent escape from communist Czechoslovakia in the 1950s, killing six people, and may have planned other violent acts against the former regime. Mr Paumer was recognised by Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek in 2008 along with the two Mašín brothers for their willingness to fight against the communist regime.