Wahhabis remanded in prison
The five Wahhabis who were arrested in Prizren have been remanded in custody for 30 days, the Kosovo police, KPS, said in a statement.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The group of five Wahhabis, is suspected of planning armed attacks and inciting ethnic hatred.
Those arrested are ethnic Albanians and Bosniaks who "drew attention to a group of Sunni religious extremists in Bosnia-Herzegovina", said a Tanjug report.
The Kosovo police surveilled the group for three months before arresting them last weekend.
A total of 120 police officers took part in the arrest operation in the town of Prizren, in the west of Kosovo, said reprorts.
The arrested men were part of a charity organization klnown as "Sincerity".
Weapons, military equipment and a dozen uniforms were seized at the organization's offices and at other locations.
"The police confiscated an automatic, semi-automatic rifle, more than 200 bullets, two revolvers, air gun, five binoculars, uniforms, and five laptops," Arber Beka KPS spokesperson said.
