Fourth suspect detained over arson attack at Pardubice arms factory

Police have detained a fourth suspect in connection with a terrorist attack in Pardubice. The person, a Czech national, was placed in custody by a district court in Pardubice on Saturday afternoon, police said on the social network X. Authorities did not say whether the suspect is a man or a woman.

Police said they are still searching for other suspects in the case involving the deliberate arson attack on a hall at the LPP Holding arms factory in Pardubice.

Three other suspects were detained earlier this week and charged with carrying out a terrorist attack and participating in a terrorist group. According to police, the group includes citizens of the Czech Republic and the United States. Two suspects were detained in the Czech Republic and one in Slovakia.

Author: Ruth Fraňková