Sunday, November 23, 2008

Kosovo: German suspects detained

23 November 2008
Three German nationals arrested in Priština this week will spend the next 30 days in detention, an investigative judge has decided.They are subject to an investigation, suspected of involvement in the bombing this month of the International Civilian Office (ICO) premises in Priština.

The defense lawyers said that the local judiciary was trying to charge their clients with "acts of terrorism", which carry up to 20 years in prison. Albanian language daily Express wrote yesterday that all three Germans work for the German secret service, BND, while officials refused to comment on these allegations. There were no injuries as an explosive device was set off on Nov. 14 in the yard of the ICO. The EU mission building sustained minor material damage, Beta news agency says.

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