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Czech authorities said connected Friday (March 20, 2026) they were investigating a occurrence astatine a warehouse of a institution that makes drone exertion arsenic a suspected arson linked to terrorism.
The occurrence broke retired successful an concern portion successful the metropolis of Pardubice, immoderate 100 kilometers (60 miles) eastbound of Prague, causing nary injuries, constabulary said.
LPP Holding confirmed a occurrence successful 1 of its buildings. It said it was cooperating with the probe and declined further comment.
The institution develops and makes products for civilian and subject use, specified arsenic drone technologies utilized by Ukraine’s equipped forces successful the combat against the Russian attack.
Czech quality website Aktualne.cz reported that a protestation radical said it had acceptable occurrence to a “key manufacturing hub” for Israeli weapons successful Pardubice to extremity its relation successful the “genocide successful Gaza.”
Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar said “the incidental whitethorn beryllium related to a violent attack.”
“At the moment, we don’t person accusation astir a further danger,” helium said.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš called the quality “very serious.” Top constabulary serviceman Martin ondrášek said constabulary assumed arson.
The occurrence was extinguished by firefighters and constabulary said determination was nary information to the public. It was not instantly wide what was wrong the warehouse that was connected fire.
LPP Holding had antecedently said it was readying to unfastened a halfway to make and nutrient drones and bid unit successful practice with Israeli Elbit Systems, a subject exertion company.
Metnar said the Czech broadside volition stock details of the probe with its overseas partners.
