Police detain man over threat against Sudeten German gathering

Czech police have detained a 25-year-old man suspected of threatening an attack on the Sudeten German congress in Brno. Investigators say he posted messages on social media threatening to assault participants with paving stones. He is being investigated on suspicion of making dangerous threats. The annual gathering, being held in Czechia for the first time, has been accompanied by protests from opponents who point to Nazi crimes and the role of many Sudeten Germans in the breakup of pre-war Czechoslovakia. Police said the suspect was tracked down through cooperation between officers in different regions.