Unknown individuals in Prague threw Molotov cocktails at the "Russian House." The Russian Foreign Ministry has already summoned the Czech ambassador.

On Thursday evening, March 26, unknown individuals threw Molotov cocktails at the building of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Prague. Russia stated that it considers this incident an "unprecedented act of violence that threatened the lives and health of employees," and the Czech ambassador to Russia was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This was reported by UNN with reference to a Facebook post by the Russian Embassy in the Czech Republic.

On March 26 of this year, at approximately 10:30 PM local time, an attempt was made to set fire to the building of the "Russian House" in Prague. The perpetrator or perpetrators used about six bottles with an incendiary mixture. Three of them exploded outside the building, damaging its facade. Three bottles were thrown onto the second floor of the building – into the library premises, where, by a stroke of luck, none of them exploded.

The embassy noted that the Czech law enforcement agencies are investigating the incident.

The embassy will send a corresponding note to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which it will again raise the issue of strengthening security measures by the Czech authorities regarding Russian real estate and employees of the "Russian House" in the Czech Republic. We consider this incident an unprecedented act of violence that threatened the lives and health of employees. We will insist on a thorough investigation of the incident and punishment of the perpetrators, compensation for damages, and prevention of similar incidents in the future.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that today, March 27, the Czech ambassador to Russia was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where he was "expressed a strong protest in connection with the attack on the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Prague on the evening of March 26 using bottles with an incendiary mixture."

Deep concern was expressed about the incident. We demand that the Czech side conduct a prompt and competent investigation of this crime, find and punish the perpetrators, and take the necessary measures to ensure the security of Russian diplomatic missions in Prague.

The Czech police stated that they have been investigating the incident since yesterday evening.

Since yesterday evening, we have been investigating an attack in which someone threw several incendiary bottles at the "Russian House" on Na Zátorce Street, Prague 6. We are looking for the perpetrator, who is suspected of committing the crime of damaging other people's property.

The head of the "Russian House" stated: "Several bottles with an incendiary mixture were thrown. Three of them, fortunately, did not explode inside the premises. They were on the windowsill. If a fire had occurred here, nothing would have been left of the building, because there is a library here."

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