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A grenade lobbed into a crowded pedestrian area of the central shopping district of Prague has caused at least 18 injuries, including five Britons and
citizens of the U.S., Germany and Slovakia. The attack is believed to have been gang related.
Explosion in Prague Shopping District
Emergency crews are at the scene just off Prague's central Wenceslas Square.
"Sixteen or 17 people were injured, all of them lightly. Most of them were hit by shrapnel or glass from the explosion," an emergency services
spokesman said.
Police have cordoned off the area.
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Just breaking - details seem unclear, but the news report suggests it was a deliberate act.
news.bbc.co.uk
At least 16 people have been injured in an explosion in a central shopping district in the Czech capital Prague, officials say.
It is not clear what caused the blast. Police are quoted as saying a car exploded, while another report suggests a hand grenade was thrown from a car.
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BBC news site updated 12.24GMT:
"Witnesses say a hand grenade was thrown from a car outside a casino at about 1230 local (1030 GMT).
Most of those injured in the blast near Wenceslas Square were not thought to be seriously hurt. Two were Britons.
Initial reports suggest police are not treating the incident as terror-related but due to criminal activity. "
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[edit on 8-2-2004 by Valhall]
