Three Irish tourists injured in Prague blast
01/08/2004 - 16:15:32Three Irishmen were among those injured in Prague today when attackers detonated a bomb in a packed tourist area.
Eight people in all were taken to hospital, but none of the injuries was thought to be life-threatening.
Five British people were also among the injured.
At least two of the Britons and the three Irish were sitting together at a café in the centre of the historic city when the explosion went off.
The bomb exploded under a car outside a casino at about 12.30pm (10.30am) in a popular pedestrian zone in downtown Prague where there are many restaurants and cafes.
“We can rule out it was a terrorist attack,” police spokeswoman Iva Knolova told The Associated Press.
“It was a criminal act,” she said. She refused to elaborate.
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