The Czech capital may be a transit point in a European-wide arms-smuggling network operated from Palestine, said Czech General Jiří Šedivý, former Chief of General Staff, in an interview with Aktuálně.cz January 4. On Sunday, January 5, Czech police president Martin Červíček told iDnes, a Czech Internet newspaper, that 12 firearms had been found at the embassy, including pistols and assault rifles.