Police to up security at Prague Pride in wake of foiled plot against Rainbow Pride in Bratislava

Police will tighten security at next week’s Prague Pride festival in the wake of a thwarted plot to kill participants at the Rainbow Pride march in neighbouring Slovakia two weeks ago, Denik N reported. The Interior Ministry is preparing to deploy riot police, anti-conflict teams and patrols with long guns at the more than 200 events held in different parts of the Czech capital in the course of next week. Thousands of people, including many participants from abroad are expected to take part in Prague Pride. The festival will culminate with the traditional rainbow parade in the streets of Prague next Saturday.