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Czech Girl Scout threatened, police get involved

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FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, May 1, 2017, taken in Brno, Czech Republic, showing 16-year-old Lucie Myslikova talks to a protester at a right wing demonstration. The Czech teenager was among some 300 protesters who confronted a rally of the far right Workers Party of Social Justice on May Day in the second largest Czech city of Brno. The Czech Interior Ministry says police are taking steps to ensure security of a Girl Scout who has become an Internet sensation after a photo showing her confronting a neo-Nazi group went viral..(AP Photo/Vladimir Cicmanec, File) (The Associated Press)

16-year-old Czech Girl Scout Lucie Myslikova poses for a photo in Prague Friday May 5, 2017, after she became notorious because of a news photo showing her confronting a neo-Nazi group. Myslikova said it is important for young people to comment on public issues, “I think it makes sense to be seen and to be heard,” Myslikova told The Associated Press in an interview on Friday, after becoming an internet sensation because of a photo of her confronting a rally of the far-right Workers Party of Social Justice on May Day. (AP Photo/Jan Gebert) (The Associated Press)

The Czech Interior Ministry says that police are taking steps to ensure the security of a Girl Scout after a photo showing her confronting a neo-Nazi group went viral.

The ministry's Center Against Terrorism and Hybrid Threats says the move was prompted by threats against 16-year-old student Lucie Myslikova that appeared on Facebook. No details were given.

The teenager was among about 300 protesters who confronted a rally of the far-right Workers Party of Social Justice on May Day in the second-largest city of Brno.

At one point, she was captured in a photo facing up to one of about 150 supporters of the fringe party.

Myslikova said on Sunday that she was worried by the threats of violence and appreciated the move taken by police.