WARSAW, April 8 (Reuters) - Poland has detained a third suspect following an arson attack on an optics and drones factory in the Czech Republic last month, a special services spokesman said on
Poland Detains Third Suspect in Arson Attack on Czech Optics Factory
Details Emerge on Factory Arson and Ongoing Investigation
Background of the Arson Attack
WARSAW, April 8 (Reuters) - Poland has detained a third suspect following an arson attack on an optics and drones factory in the Czech Republic last month, a special services spokesman said on Wednesday.
A previously unknown pro-Palestinian activist group has said it carried out the March 20 attack on the LPP company's factory in Pardubice, east of Prague, which caused millions of dollars in damage.
Suspects and Nationalities Involved
Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have previously said they detained several suspects of Polish, Czech, Egyptian and U.S. nationality.
Recent Detainment and Legal Proceedings
"Officers of the Internal Security Agency detained in Zielona Gora another 23-year-old Pole, who is accused of assisting in the intentional arson of a production hall in Pardubice, Czech Republic," the official, Jacek Dobrzynski, wrote in a post on X.
"The Warsaw Regional Court applied a preventive measure against the man in the form of temporary arrest for three months. The case is developing."
Company Background and International Ties
In 2023, LPP Holding announced plans to cooperate with Israeli defence group Elbit Systems, but it says those plans were not carried out.
(Reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Kate Mayberry)
