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Events were held around the country on Tuesday, remembering Czechs who fell
in World War II. But the focus was also on a chapter from Czechoslovakia's
post-war history, with a small right wing group marching through Prague in
support of the expulsion of the country's ethnic Germans.
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Current AffairsClairvoyant behind security operation at Prague's Ruzyne Airport
Prague's Ruzyne Airport was put on a high terrorism alert on Wednesday
evening after the police received a warning from an unidentified psychic
about an alleged terrorist attack. The woman claimed to have had a vision
of shooting and bloodshed at Ruzyne although she had no idea when the
attack would take place.
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Current AffairsMore light shed thrown on terror threat against Czech Republic
More light was shed on the alleged terrorist threat against the Czech
Republic on Tuesday, with claims that a Prague-based Albanian drug dealer
was a crucial link in a chain of events that led to the current security
scare. At the same time, excerpts from Pakistani leader General
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Current AffairsCzech Republic on high-alert: intelligence points to possible terrorism threat
Czechs woke up on Saturday morning to the news of a possible terrorist
threat against this country. The reports came on the heels of the arrest
of four people in Norway last Friday, where police uncovered a plot that
was to blow up synagogues, as well as the American and Israeli embassies
in Oslo. Within hours the Czech government held a cabinet meeting and
decided to implement massive security precautions that took effect in the
early hours of Saturday. The Czech capital remains on high-alert.
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