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Chinese modernization for huge population inspirational: Czech political party leader

STORY: Chinese modernization for a huge population inspirational: Czech political party leader DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE (Czech): KATERINA KONECNA, Leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, Member of the European Parliament STORYLINE: Over the past several decades, China has been modernizing a country home to 1.4 billion people -- or one-fifth of the global population -- to become the world's second-largest economy. A Czech political party leader has said that China's pursuit of modernization for a huge population is admirable and inspirational. SOUNDBITE (Czech): KATERINA KONECNA, Leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, Member of the European Parliament "Chinese modernization, I think it's an unimaginable thing for any European. China has 1.4 billion people. To manage that country, to manage it so that people can live better, so that they have their basic needs, is incredibly great. T

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-MEMORIAL BELL

(220828) -- PRAGUE, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look at a memorial bell on the embankment of the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Aug. 28, 2022. The memorial bell, in remembrance of the fate of the bells taken by the Nazis from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to Germany during World War Two, was unveiled in Prague on Sunday. The bell weighs 9,801 kilograms and its weight symbolizes the number of bells requisitioned in wartime. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-MEMORIAL BELL

(220828) -- PRAGUE, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look at a memorial bell on the embankment of the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Aug. 28, 2022. The memorial bell, in remembrance of the fate of the bells taken by the Nazis from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to Germany during World War Two, was unveiled in Prague on Sunday. The bell weighs 9,801 kilograms and its weight symbolizes the number of bells requisitioned in wartime. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-MEMORIAL BELL

(220828) -- PRAGUE, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People ring a memorial bell on the embankment of the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Aug. 28, 2022. The memorial bell, in remembrance of the fate of the bells taken by the Nazis from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to Germany during World War Two, was unveiled in Prague on Sunday. The bell weighs 9,801 kilograms and its weight symbolizes the number of bells requisitioned in wartime. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-MEMORIAL BELL

(220828) -- PRAGUE, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look at a memorial bell on the embankment of the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Aug. 28, 2022. The memorial bell, in remembrance of the fate of the bells taken by the Nazis from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to Germany during World War Two, was unveiled in Prague on Sunday. The bell weighs 9,801 kilograms and its weight symbolizes the number of bells requisitioned in wartime. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)

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metro, C line, Muzeum (Museum) station, passengers, commuters, face mask

People travel in the Pagueｴs metro station Muzeum on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, before tomorrow`s end of mandatory wearing of face masks in public transport and internal spaces. Restaurants and pubs can also open between 23:00 and 06:00. This does not apply to Moravia-Silesia where the infection may be spreading. In Prague, people must wear face masks in the metro and at public events with more than 100 participants. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, Vrbetice ammunition store

Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, vandalism, ketchup

The wall of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno, Czech Republic, was stained with ketchup by someone on the night of April 23, 2021. Czechia has been engaged in a diplomatic row with Russia after Czech security services announced they had well-founded suspicions that Russian secret service officers had been involved in the 2014 ammunition depot blast in Vrbetice, southern Moravia. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic

Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, Vrbetice ammunition store

Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, forest, ammunition debris, Vrbetice ammunition store after blast

Nearby forests of ammunition store in Vrbetice were considered unsafe for walks and the roads that were not damaged by the blast were damaged by heavy technology as countless trucks went in an out to remove the debris near Vlachovice - Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, Vrbetice ammunition store

Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, Vrbetice ammunition store

Russian secret service officers had been involved in the devastating explosion of an ammunition store in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014. Village Vlachovice-Vrbetice, Czech Republic, April 22, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brno

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, pictured on April 20, 2021. Russian secret service GRU members were involved in the explosion of the Czech ammunition store compound in Vrbetice, south Moravia, in 2014, Czech security forces have found out. In reaction, Czechia is expelling 18 members of the Russian embassy staff who were identified as members of Russian secret services. They have to leave Czechia in 48 hours, PM Andrej Babis and Deputy PM Jan Hamacek said on April 17. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)