Tag: islamist
Macedonia 02.04.21 | 19:51

One of the Islamist killers who carried out the Good Friday massacre arrested in Kosovo

Police in Kosovo arrested Afrim Ismailovic, one of the three direct perpetrators of the 2012 Good Friday massacre. Ismailovic, along with his brother Agim and Halil Demiri killed four Macedonian boys and one man near Skopje on the eve of Good Friday in 2012. The three Islamists were apparently planning...
World 11.11.20 | 17:27

Austrian police still looking for Fejzullai’s accomplices

Austrian police is still determining if the Islamist Kujtim Fejzullai had an accomplice, mainly a driver, who helped him get to the center of Vienna for the attack he carried out last Monday. Fejzullai (20), an ethnic Albanian whose family originates from Macedonia, killed four people and injured over...
Macedonia 03.11.20 | 14:02

One of the victims in Vienna is an ethnic Albanian from Macedonia

Austrian media outlets are reporting that one of the victims in the Islamist attacks on Monday evening is Nexhip Vranezi, an ethnic Albanian from the village of Velesta near Struga in Macedonia. Vranezi (20) was shot dead while he was on a cigarette break. One of the at least five attackers was also...
Macedonia 27.02.20 | 18:34

Islamist deported from Turkey detained in Skopje, charged with trying to join Jabhat al Nusra

State prosecutors filed criminal charges against a 20 year old man from Skopje who is suspected of “participating in a foreign army”. This article in the Criminal Code is used against Macedonian citizens who participated in ISIS and similar Islamist groups. The man is identified as A.B.,...
Macedonia 29.10.19 | 14:37

Dual Macedonian – Swiss citizen arrested in Switzerland in ISIS recruitment raid

Swiss prosecutors have charged a Macedonian citizen of recruiting Islamists to go fight with the Islamic State. Two men who lived in the north-west of Switzerland were arrested, one a dual Swiss – Italian citizen and the other a dual Macedonian – Swiss passport holder. Police has been following...
Balkans 08.06.19 | 11:24

Bulgarian police prevents an Islamist attack in Plovdiv

Bulgarian authorities say they’ve prevented an Islamist attack that was being planned in the city of Plovdiv. According to the BGNES news agency, a 16 year old man from the city was detained as he was attempting to put together an explosive device. The elements of the bomb are being analyzed. The...

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