Police receive bomb threat against Paroubek

A police spokeswoman has revealed that an anonymous caller claimed to police on Friday that he had planted a bomb in the home of Social Democrat leader Jiri Paroubek, warning it would go off on Friday afternoon. According to the information released, the caller had an elderly voice and spoke with a Slovak accent. Officials in charge of Mr Paroubek's security were immediately informed. According to the police, the bomb threat was made via a public phone and investigators are now checking footage from local security cameras.