Extreme rightists arrested during traditional gatherings in Prague

Police arrested three members of the Vlastenecka Fronta, or Patriotic Front, for propagating Nazism during a gathering in Prague on Saturday. The extreme-right grouping marked the foundation of Czechoslovakia with their traditional march from Prague's Palacky Square, named after nineteenth century historian and politician Frantisek Palacky (often called the Father of the Czech Nation), to Vysehrad Castle.

Five members of the extreme-right Nationalist Party, including their leader Petra Edelmannova, have also been detained. In an attempt to attract people to a gathering at Prague's Wenceslas Square on Saturday, party members distributed flyers with caricatures of Muslim figures under the caption "Let's Burn Hatred".