Police arrest youth over plan to bomb school

Police have arrested a 17-year-old in Nový Bydžov, east Bohemia who planned a bomb attack on his school and fellow pupils, the newspaper Deník reported. The youth, who has been remanded in custody since his arrest on Thursday, could face up to five years in jail if found guilty. Class-mates reported that he had behaved oddly and paid a great deal of attention to massacres in schools in other countries. Police are refusing to comment on the case, citing the suspect’s youth.