Police find weapons at Palestinian embassy in Prague

Czech police have found weapons at the Palestinian embassy in Prague, the Reuters news agency reported quoting a police spokeswoman. The news comes a day after a safe exploded at the mission, killing the Palestinian envoy, Jamal al-Jamal. The police spokeswoman gave no details about the type or quantity of the weapons; the news website respect.cz however reported that sub-machine guns and other illegally-held firearms were discovered which could arm a ten-member unit.

The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic Jamal al-Jamal, died in hospital on Wednesday after suffering severe injuries in the blast.

Author: Jan Richter