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Police are investigating an attack on former prime minister and Civic Democrat leader Mirek Topolánek. He was injured on Friday after objects were thrown at him while he was on the campaign trail ahead of October’s parliamentary elections. After previously ruling it out, police now say that the attack could have been “ordered,” stirring up speculation about who might have been behind it. But the circumstances surrounding the incident are still confused.  More

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