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Four Suspects In Attack On Ukrainian Volunteers Arrested In Prague

A Prague Maidan stand in the center of Prague (file photo)
A Prague Maidan stand in the center of Prague (file photo)

Czech police at Prague airport have detained four Russian-speaking people suspected of attacking Ukrainian activists in the Czech capital on June 1. Footage of the incident posted on social media by a Ukrainian activist purportedly shows a Russian-speaking pair attacking activists from the Prague Maidan NGO who were collecting donations for war-torn Ukraine. A second video posted by a female activist shows her bloodied hands reportedly following the incident. "Forensic experts have opened criminal cases," police said in a message on X on June 3, without revealing the names or citizenship of the suspects. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.

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