Albanian Journalist Threatened by Suspected Islamic Militant
TIRANA,
Albania — An Albanian media group says one of their journalists has
received a threat from a suspected Islamic militant wanted in the
country on terrorism charges.
Police
spokesman Gentian Mullai said Thursday that authorities were treating
the threat against Aurora Koromani of the Gazeta Shqiptare newspaper as
serious and were providing protection for her.
Koromani's
media group News24 said the journalist has extensively covered Albanian
Muslims recruiting people to fight alongside the Islamic State group in
Syria. Nine Albanian Muslims, including two preachers, are on trial on
such charges.
News24 says Koromani received a threatening message on Tuesday saying "you will pay."
About
two-thirds of Albania's 3.2 million people are Muslims. Dozens are
believed to be fighting in Syria, despite mainstream religious leaders'
calls for them to not join rebel groups.
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