Ukraine prosecutor accuses former war hero of parliament attack plot

FILE PHOTO - Ukrainian parliamentary deputy Nadiya Savchenko speaks to the media in Kiev, Ukraine, February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's top prosecutor has accused Nadiya Savchenko, a former helicopter navigator who became a national hero after being held in a Russian jail, of planning an attack on parliament.

General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko said on Thursday he had "irrefutable proof" that Savchenko, who became a member of parliament on her return from Russia, had planned an attack using grenades, mortars and automatic weapons.