Krty, Central Bohemia, Aug 10 (CTK) – An unknown perpetrator attacked a house inhabited by Romanies with a Molotov cocktail in Krty yesterday, and one man was lightly injured, but the fire was extinguished immediately, local police spokeswoman Sona Budska has told CTK.

A similar case occurred recently in Bychory, central Bohemia, where a burning torch was thrown into a Romany house. No one was injured.
The incident in Krty occurred at 1:00 CEST in the night.
„Someone threw a Molotov cocktail into a railway house where some 12 decent Romanies who cause no problems are living,“ Budska said.
One of the inhabitants suffered leg burns probably when he was extinguishing the fire, she added.
The police are investigating the case on suspicion of an attempt to cause serious bodily harm for which the perpetrator would face up to 12 years in prison if found guilty.
„So far we cannot clearly say that the case was racially motivated,“ Budska said without elaborating.
Another person lived in the house until recently and the police do not rule out that the attack might have targeted the Romanies by mistake.

Quelle: Prague Daily Monitor
Stand: 11.08.2011