Victims of Lidice commemorated

A commemorative event for the victims of the village of Lidice, who were murdered by the Nazis 81 years ago on 10 June, 1942, and the village burnt to the ground, took place on Saturday on the site where the village formerly stood. The event began with a mass led by the Archbishop of Prague, Jan Graubner, on the foundations of St. Martin's Church, which was also destroyed in the massacre. The commemoration was attended by several hundred people, including Czech President Petr Pavel, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Markéta Pekarová Adamová, the head of the Czech Trade Union Confederation Josef Středula, and other dignitaries.