Roma family attacked in North Moravia

A Roma family in Vrbno pod Pradedem, North Moravia, was attacked in their home on Saturday, the Czech police have informed. Unknown aggressors threw a Molotov cocktail through an open window into the flat where two adults and three children were dwelling at the time. While nobody was hurt in the attack, the fire caused some material damage. Police are investigating the case. This is not the first attack of its kind on the Roma community in North Moravia and Silesia. Several similar incidents took place between 1996 and 1998, when a member of the neo-Nazi movement was sentenced to two years in jail.

Author: Jan Richter