Arson Attack on Roma Flat in Býchory

A young extremist threw a burning torch into a flat occupied by a Roma family in Býchory. Residents extinguished the fire before it spread. The perpetrator received a three-year suspended sentence; three accomplices were convicted of racist incitement. The incident deepened fear among Roma amid a wave of copycat arson attacks.

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