Christian schools in Prague resumed classes Jan. 15, after bomb threats led to widespread closures Jan. 12. Police searched more than 30 elementary and secondary schools after six anonymous phone calls threatened attacks, but found nothing. Police detectives are investigating the case to rule out possible terrorist involvement.

DIRECTOR

New Culture Minister Helena Třeštíková decided Jan. 15 to appoint Ondřej Černý as director of the National Theater. Černý, director of the Theater Institute, will take over from controversial Interim Director Jan Mrzena. Performers at the National Theater had threatened a strike, demanding that Mrzena be replaced.

BARRED

Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek's wife, Pavla Topolánková, told Czech Television Jan. 14 that the Government Office has barred her from attending official events with her husband. Topolánek, who is having an affair with fellow Civic Democratic Deputy Lucie Talmanová, recently admitted he's no longer living with his family. Topolánková said she would not let anyone tell her where she can go.

THREAT

Social Democratic Chairman Jiří Paroubek received a bomb threat in his Prague flat Jan. 12. An anonymous Slovak-speaking man called Prague Police saying the bomb would explode at 5 p.m. that same day. Police immediately informed the squad of officers in charge of guarding Paroubek. The case is still under investigation. Detectives suspect a prankster.

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