group that protested \u200bthe manufacturing of weapons for Israel<\/a>, claiming responsibility for \u200bthe blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe fire, which occurred on Friday, damaged production \u2060facilities and stored products at the site, located 120 \u200bkm (75 miles) east of Prague, but did not disrupt the planned \u200bdelivery of 40 attack drones to Ukraine, LPP said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Although an anti-Israel group has claimed responsibility for the attack, we, together with the police, are \u200balso examining other possible motives, including a potential Russian link,” \u200bLPP said in a statement on Monday, reiterating information reported earlier by Czech \u200cnews \u2060outlet Odkryto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LPP said that it does not produce equipment for Israel, and has no cooperation with Israeli defence company Elbit Systems, after plans for cooperation that were announced in 2023 never came to \u200bfruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Czech daily Mlada \u200bFronta Dnes \u2060cited sources as saying that according to preliminary information LPP’s drone production for Ukraine would have \u200bbeen the actual target of the attack, disguised \u200bas an \u2060anti-Israel action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police have said they are looking into various possible motives, but declined to comment on the possible Russia link. Russia, \u2060which \u200binvaded Ukraine in 2022, has routinely denied \u200bprevious accusations of hybrid attacks in EU countries as baseless and driven by \u200bRussophobia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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