{"id":121298,"date":"2026-08-26T08:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T05:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/they-acted-on-order-the-slovakian-police-thwarted-a-plan-to-set-fire-to-a-drone-factory\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:57:47","slug":"they-acted-on-order-the-slovakian-police-thwarted-a-plan-to-set-fire-to-a-drone-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/they-acted-on-order-the-slovakian-police-thwarted-a-plan-to-set-fire-to-a-drone-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;They acted on order&#8221;. 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They are suspected of having &#8220;acted on orders&#8221; to prepare the attack, the police indicated on Facebook, specifying that they acted based on information provided by the Slovak secret services.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police also reported that a large quantity of incendiary mix, tools, and mobile phones were confiscated. &#8220;If the attack had taken place, it could have caused a large-scale fire,&#8221; the police stated, according to whom about 70 employees could have been in danger, and the damages could have amounted to several million euros.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contacted by AFP, the Slovak police have so far refused to provide further details. &#8220;The investigation continues and a change in legal classification cannot be ruled out,&#8221; said the police spokesperson, Roman Hajek, for the Slovak agency TASR, adding that additional information will be provided as soon as the procedural situation allows it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Slovak police announced on Tuesday that they had thwarted a plan to set fire to a drone factory in the eastern part of the country, reports AFP, according to Agerpres. 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