Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Monday, 12 April 2021

By , 12 Apr 2021, 04:48 AM News
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This summary is provided by the STA

Condemnation as councillor's house attacked with petrol bomb

ČRNOMELJ - It was reported that a fire broke out Friday evening in the house of a local councillor for the LMŠ in Črnomelj, Vesna Fabjan, after an unknown perpetrator threw a petrol bomb though the window. The fire was put out quickly and nobody was hurt. Senior officials condemned the incident. President Borut Pahor said this was "a despicable act that demands resolute condemnation from the entire democratic public". Prime Minister Janez Janša said the attack was "a crime that must be condemned and punished - regardless of motive."

548 new coronavirus cases recorded Saturday, seven deaths

LJUBLJANA - Slovenia recorded 548 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday. The positive cases, which were down almost 24% on last Saturday, came from almost 2,900 PCR tests, for s positivity rate of just over 19%. Hospital numbers remained broadly stable as the number of patients with Covid-19 rose by ten to 615, whereas the number of intensive care cases dropped by two to 139. The seven-day rolling average of new daily cases slipped to 903 and the seven-day incidence of new cases per 100,000 population declined to 654.

Turkish-owned AK Automotive expanding production in Koper

KOPER - AK Automotive, a Turkish-owned company, plans to expand production and has recently purchased a production facility in Koper it used to lease from Cimos. It plans to invest more than EUR 20 million in the location within a year. Apart from the existing facility, the company intends to build a new one on some 2,000 square metres to install a new machine for the manufacture of larger car parts and chassis segments.

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