- Slovak police foiled a planned arson attack on an eastern Slovakia drone plant and arrested three suspects.
- Two suspects arrested in Slovakia and one in Germany; authorities said none of those arrested was Slovak.
- Police acted on information from Slovak intelligence and seized a "large quantity" of an incendiary mixture.
- Officials warned the attack could have caused a massive fire, endangering about 70 employees and damaging property worth tens of millions of euros.
- Several companies, including Ukrainian firm Skyeton, manufacture drones in Slovakia, making such facilities potential high-risk targets.
Slovak police have foiled a planned arson attack on a drone manufacturing plant in eastern Slovakia and arrested three people, they said on Tuesday.
Two suspects were arrested in Slovakia and one in Germany, accused of “acting on orders” to prepare the attack, the police said in a post on Facebook, adding none of those arrested was Slovak.
Police said they acted on information from the Slovak intelligence service and seized a “large quantity” of an incendiary mixture.
“Had the attack taken place, it could have caused a massive fire,” they said, estimating that some 70 employees could have been endangered and property worth tens of millions of euros damaged.
When contacted by AFP, police did not give any further details.
Several companies, including Ukrainian company Skyeton, make drones in Slovakia.
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