Czech court orders another suspect into custody over Pardubice attack

A judge at the District Court in Pardubice on Monday remanded into custody another suspect detained by police on Saturday in connection with the terrorist attack in Pardubice. The individual – reportdly a foreign national -is the fifth person detained in the Czech Republic in relation to the case, with all five now in custody. A sixth suspect - a U.S. national arrested in Slovakia — remains in detention there pending extradition to Czechia.

Police have also detained two suspects in Poland. On Friday, another individual was arrested in Bulgaria, and Czech authorities are expected to seek extradition in all these cases as well. In total, nine people are now suspected of involvement in the arson attack in Pardubice. At least two of them are Czech nationals.