Three people detained in connection with arson attack in Pardubice

The police have detained three people suspected of deliberately setting fire to the LPP Holding arms warehouse in Pardubice. Today, they announced on X that one suspect was arrested in Slovakia, while the other two were detained in the Czech Republic. The detainees include citizens of the Czech Republic and the United States. The Czech police are continuing intensive efforts to apprehend additional suspects in cooperation with foreign partners, they added.

An alleged international group called The Earthquake Faction publicly claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the group said it opposes the activities of LPP Holding and Elbit Systems, which it claims develop weapons for Israel. The group’s members describe themselves as fighters for Palestinian rights.

The arms company LPP itself denied that it manufactures drones for Israel. On the contrary, it states on its website that it has already supplied hundreds of AI-powered drones to Ukraine. In this context, the company has also attracted the attention of Russian media, with outlets such as Komsomolskaya Pravda reporting on it.

Police are investigating the case as a suspected terrorist attack.