Police detain another suspect over arson attack on Pardubice arms factory

Police in Pardubice have detained another person in connection with the March arson attack on the LPP Holding arms factory in Pardubice. The suspect is a foreign national. Investigators are prosecuting him for the criminal offence of a terrorist attack and participation in a terrorist group. Police and the Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague announced this on the X social network and on their website. According to earlier information, investigators have detained ten people in connection with the case.

A fire broke out in the production hall of the LPP Holding arms factory in Pardubice on 20 March. The blaze, which caused damage worth hundreds of millions of crowns, was claimed by an alleged pro-Israeli group called The Earthquake Faction. The group said the attack targeted weapons production for Israel.