Molotov cocktails thrown at Russian cultural centre in Prague


PRAGUE, March 27 (Reuters) - ⁠An unknown attacker threw several ⁠Molotov cocktails at the building of ‌a Russian cultural centre in Prague on Thursday night and police are searching for the ​suspect, Czech police said on ⁠Friday.

Pictures released by ⁠the police showed a charred facade of ⁠the ‌building in the Prague 6 district that is home to ⁠many diplomatic missions, including the Russian ​one.

The Russian ‌embassy said on Facebook that the ⁠attacker ​or attackers threw six bottles with flammables, three of which damaged the facade.

"We ⁠consider this incident to be ​an unprecedented violent act, which threatened the lives and health of the staff," the ⁠embassy said.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, on Telegram, called it a "barbarian act".

Czech Interior Minister Lubomir Metnar said on ​X that any ⁠attacks were unacceptable, the matter was under ​investigation, and authorities were ‌ready to react if ​further measures are needed.

(Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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