Morning bird: Police apprehended suspect from attack on lawmaker in Minnesota. Repatriation flights will help Czechs in Israel
The result of an extensive police search is the finding of a murderer who killed the American Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured the Democratic Senator of Minnesota, John Hoffman, and his wife. Czechs living in Israel will be able to leave today on a repatriation flight. The reason is the fact that Israel's war conflict with Iran has escalated in recent days.
Police found the killer of Democratic politicians
Police have arrested a man suspected of two Saturday attacks on lawmakers in the state of Minnesota. In the attacks, Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and Democratic Senator for the state of Minnesota John Hoffman and his wife were injured. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stated that the attack was politically motivated. According to investigators, the suspected man seemingly disguised himself as a policeman during the attack. He shot both politicians at their place of residence, as reported by the website Ceskenoviny.cz.
Czech Republic will send a repatriation flight for Czechs in Israel today
Czech diplomacy has warned in recent days against traveling to Israel, which is in a war conflict with Iran. Prime Minister Petr Fiala spoke by phone yesterday with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. The Czech Prime Minister expressed a desire to protect civilians as much as possible. Spokesperson for the foreign affairs ministry, Daniel Drake, announced that several Czechs will leave today from Jordan's Amman to Bratislava on a Slovak repatriation flight, reported the website Ceskenoviny.cz.
Sarkozy was stripped of the Legion of Honor
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy no longer holds the country's highest honor, the Legion of Honor. This happened after he was convicted of corruption and abuse of power. It dealt another blow to this seventy-year-old politician, who had been facing a series of problems since he left office in 2012, Al Jazeera noted.
Protesters used water guns on visitors to southern European cities
In Mallorca, Venice, Lisbon, or Barcelona yesterday, several thousand people gathered who are concerned about the negative effects of excessive tourism in the most popular destinations in southern Europe. Some of them used water guns against unsuspecting tourists, AP agency reported. Protesters believe that increased tourism is behind the housing crisis in these places and is causing their character to change for the worse.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Ceskenoviny.cz, AP
