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Here's more from the Turkish Press:

Police confirm arrest of 12 on terrorism charges in Montenegro
Published: 9/11/2006


PODGORICA - Montenegrin police confirmed Monday the arrest of 12 people on terrorist charges on the eve of Sunday's general election in the newly independent Balkan country.

Police were looking for another five suspects, among them two US citizens of Balkan origin, who were still at large, Rajko Malovic of the Interior Ministry told reporters here.

On Sunday, local media had reported the arrest of 14 people, including three US citizens.

Malovic said the group had been preparing an "attack" overnignt Sunday in Montenegro, aimed at "endangering the constitutional order and security situation in Montenegro and provoking inter-ethnic tensions."

Among the members of the group were ethnic Albanians from Montenegro and the neighbouring UN-administered Serbian province of Kosovo, said Malovic, who gave no details of the nature or planned target of the attack.

"The plan was for the group to be reinforced with former members of ethnic Albanian guerrillas from Kosovo who would illegaly enter Montenegro," he said.

Some seven percent of Montenegro's population of 650,000 is ethnic Albanian. Although inter-ethnic conflicts tore the Balkans apart in the 1990s, Montenegro has so far seen no major violence between its ethnic communities.

Montenegro went to the polls Sunday in the tiny Balkan state's first general election since it gained independence from Serbia in June.

Two ethnic Albanian parties protested the police action, saying it was aimed at putting pressure on their supporters ahead of the polls.


09/11/2006 13:53 GMT


17 posted on 09/11/2006 9:34:54 AM PDT by Bokababe ( http://www.savekosovo.org)
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To: Bokababe
Two ethnic Albanian parties protested the police action

They should call NATO to help. And what is the future Albanian name for Montenegro? Montenegra?

26 posted on 09/11/2006 9:59:10 AM PDT by A. Pole (Russian proverb: "All are not cooks that walk with long knives")
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"Among the members of the group were ethnic Albanians from Montenegro and the neighbouring UN-administered Serbian province of Kosovo,"


28 posted on 09/11/2006 10:16:06 AM PDT by sandra_789 (.)
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