Police protecting Prague mayor after 'Russian murder plot'
Police protecting Prague mayor after 'Russian murder plot'
8 hours ago
The mayor of Prague has confirmed he is under police protection, days after a news report suggested he was the target of an assassination plot.
Czech newspaper Respekt alleges a Russian agent carrying the poison ricin arrived in the country three weeks ago.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52455223
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He did say he had filed a report to the authorities after noticing he was being followed close to his home, and had seen the same person "multiple times", but he added that he could not confirm if the protection was related to this report.
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The mayor of Prague recently backed a decision to change the name of the square outside the Russian embassy to that of a murdered Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov.
The Czech capital also removed the statue of Russian World War Two military hero Marshal Ivan Konev this month, angering Moscow.
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According to the publication, a Russian man travelling on a diplomatic passport arrived in the Czech capital three weeks ago, carrying a suitcase containing the deadly poison ricin.
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"Czech police got concrete information about him and he was found to be a real threat for... municipal politicians who were in recent months critical of Kremlin," he said.
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