Prague — Czech police said Friday that an unidentified perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center promoting culture and history in Prague.
He said the incident in the Czech capital happened late Thursday night and is now being investigated.
There was no fire in the center building. One photo shows a broken window while two windows and a wall are partially covered with smoke.
The building, known as Russian House, is funded by the Russian state but does not have diplomatic status.
The center said it organizes various cultural, educational and scientific events and offers courses in the Russian language.
Its director, Igor Girenko, told Russian state news agency Tass that three of the six Molotov cocktails did not explode.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called it “a barbaric act,” the agency said.
The Russian Embassy in Prague has asked Czech authorities to increase the security of Russian institutions and its employees in the country.
Czech Interior Minister Lubomir Metnar described the attack as “unacceptable”.
