A 17-year-old skinhead is in police custody in the Czech Republic after allegedly stabbing a soldier who said he is Jewish. The suspect was charged under the country’s hate crime laws with attempting racially motivated murder and promoting fascism. The soldier is reported in stable condition in a Prague hospital.
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