Romany family becomes victim of arson attack

A Molotov cocktail was thrown into the home of a Romany family in the North Moravian town of Ostrava late on Saturday night, Czech TV reported on Monday. The bottle landed in the bedroom of a 14 year old girl who was able to extinguish the burning bottle before it caused further damage. Nobody was injured in the attack. The perpetrators are yet unknown, police are investigating the case as a threat to public safety.

In April of last year, a Romany family in the Moravian town of Vítkov was victim of a racially motivated arson attack. The family’s two-year-old daughter suffered severe burns and had to undergo numerous operations before being released from the hospital in November.