Czech police arrest 3 over arson at drone warehouse supplying Ukraine

Czech police arrest 3 over arson at drone warehouse supplying Ukraine Czech police have arrested three suspects after a fire destroyed a warehouse tied to drone supplies for Ukraine By The Associated Press March 24, 2026, 10:46 AM PRAGUE -- Police in the Czech Republic said Tuesday three suspects have been arrested after a fire destroyed the warehouse of a company supplying autonomous drones to Ukraine. The fire is being investigated as suspected arson linked to terrorism , police said. Two of the suspects were arrested on Czech territory, but the third was detained in neighboring Slovakia. Czech authorities are now seeking the suspect's extradition. They face charges of terrorist attack and participation in a terrorist group. The suspects are Czech and U.S. nationals, police said without offering any more details. “We continue to work intensively to apprehend the remaining suspects, also in cooperation with foreign partners,” they said. The fire broke out in an industrial zone in the city of Pardubice, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Prague, destroying the warehouse building but causing no injuries, police said. LPP Holding confirmed a fire in one of its buildings and said it was cooperating with the investigation. The company develops and makes products for civilian and military use, such as drone autonomous technologies used by Ukraine’s armed forces in the fight against the Russian invasion . Popular Reads State Dept. says Americans should 'exercise increased caution' Mar 22, 8:29 PM Plane traveling 93-105 mph at time of ground collision at LaGuardia Airport Mar 23, 7:05 PM College student shot, killed while walking with her friends Mar 22, 11:46 PM Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar said the incident may be related to a terrorist attack and the Czech side was sharing details of the investigation with its foreign partners Top police officer Martin Vondrášek said police assumed the fire was arson. The blaze was extinguished by firefighters, and police said t...