Czech PM accuses Russia of setting fire to Prague bus depot - media

Photo: Getty Images. A connection with Russia is not only possible, but also probable, Fiala said regarding the arson of the car park.

A Spanish-speaking man from South America spent just five days in the Czech Republic before attempting to set fire to a bus depot in Prague. The Czech Republic believes he was recruited by Russian intelligence.

Russia is conducting a “hybrid” sabotage campaign in European countries, as evidenced by the arson of a bus depot in Prague. This was stated by Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.

The publication writes that on Saturday, Czech police detained a Spanish-speaking man from South America who had recently arrived in the country and early on Thursday morning had doused several buses in a Prague bus depot with gasoline and tried to set them on fire. The damage was minor.

In his statement, Fiala linked the arson to recent fires at an Ikea store in Vilnius and Poland's largest shopping centre in Warsaw.

"A connection to Russia is not only possible, it is probable. This attack was probably organized and financed by Russia," he said.

“In March, five people, including 20-year-old Briton Dylan Earl, were recruited to try to set fire to a Ukrainian train in London. Last year, a Bulgarian spy ring working for Russia and monitoring local military installations was uncovered in the UK. Two men with German and Russian citizenship were arrested. They monitored military factories, arms supply routes, and a US base where Ukrainian tank crews are trained, and planned sabotage at military and industrial facilities. were arrested in Poland, including recruited Ukrainians and Belarusians who were trying to make money as quickly as possible by carrying out seemingly simple tasks.”


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