135 persons in Kosovo suspected of terrorism

135 persons in Kosovo suspected of terrorism

PRISTINA -- The Kosovo Special Prosecution has launched an investigation against 135 individuals suspected of terrorism.

Spokesperson Liridona Kozmaci told the Albanian language daily Koha Ditore that charges against had been dropped against only one person, while one more individual is investigated for illegal possession of weapons.

Most of the suspects were arrested in September 2014, and it is suspected that they were either in Syria or recruited people for terrorist organisations Islamic State and al-Nusra, the daily reported.

So far, several indictments have been raised, including against the imams of mosques believed to have taken part in the recruitment of youths who joined wars in Syria and Iraq.