Police investigate shooting on a bus in Pilsen

A bus in the east Bohemian town of Pilsen was shot at on Tuesday night, Interior Minister Milan Chovanec told the Czech News Agency. There were some 90 people on the bus at the time of the shooting, mainly foreign workers from nearby factories. None of them was injured in the incident. The identity of the shooter and the motif are now being investigated by the police. Mr Chovanec wrote on his Twitter account that the incident might be an act of political provocation, reacting to the refugee crisis in Europe.

Author: Ruth Fraňková