Czechs Accuse Russia of ‘Terrorist Attack’ for Deadly 2014 Blast
- Skripal hit men accused of explosion at Czech ammo warehouse
- Government summons Russian ambassador in Prague for protest
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The Czech Republic accused Russia of staging a terrorist attack on its soil after blaming a 2014 blast at a munitions warehouse on the same agents accused of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal in the U.K.
With concern growing about Russia’s military buildup on the border with Ukraine and treatment of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, the dispute has escalated diplomatic tensions between Prague and Moscow to the highest since the fall of communism. Russia has rejected the accusations as absurd.