Suspect arrested in front of monastery fought in Syria?

Suspect arrested in front of monastery fought in Syria?

The group of armed persons in question was arrested in front of the Serbian Orthodox monastery over the weekend. A police spokesman said on Monday they were held on charges of illegal weapons possession and had not planned a terror attack. The abbot of Visoki Decani reacted to this by saying it was "an insult to common sense and damaging for Kosovo police credibility."

In its report on Tuesday, the Beta agency said the prosecution in Pec was yet to obtain the evidence of any plans to carry out a terrorist attack, and the charges against the four remain related to illegal weapons possession.

The suspects on Monday admitted to carrying such weapons, "but pointed out they were on their way to camping in the Decani mountains."

The suspects - Kosovo Albanians believed to be members of the radical Islamist Wahhabi movement - had an AK-47 rifle with 20 bullets and a pistol at the time of the arrest, the investigation order stated.

Prosecutor Valbona Disha-Haxhosaj addressed the court to say all conditions had been met to detain the suspects, adding they could also be responsible for attacking the home of a Serb man in Berkovo, Klina municipality - an incident that took place on the day they were arrested.