The 2006 Prague terror plot was revealed on September 23, 2006, when security services in Prague went on high alert due to suspicions of an imminent terror attack.[1][2][3]

The plot

According to the Czech Republic's leading newspaper, Mlada fronta Dnes, Islamist extremists were planning to kidnap and kill Jews in Prague. They intended to take Jews captive in a Prague synagogue, make demands which could not be met and then blow up the building, killing everybody inside. Interior Minister Ivan Langer said the situation was "the most serious ever".[4]

According to Czech Chief Rabbi Efraim Sidon, the attack had been planned against the Jerusalem Synagogue in the center of the city, and not against a synagogue in the Jewish Quarter.[5] The Czech security services were investigating a possible link between fresh terror threats made by radical Muslims to kill Jews in Prague and the arrest of a Pakistani citizen in Oslo.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Craig S. (2006-10-07). "Report of Plot to Attack Jews Prompts Terror Alert in Prague". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  2. ↑ "More light shed on terror threat against Czech Republic | Radio Prague". Radio Praha. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Report on Terror Threat in Prague is Surprise to Jewish Community". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  4. ↑ Plot Against Jews Reported in Prague, Spiegel, October 06, 2006
  5. 1 2 Czech officials: Synagogue plot may be linked to Oslo attacks Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Haaretz, October 8th, 2006
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