Bosnian court keeps terror suspects in custody

(MENAFN- Arab News) SARAJEVO: Bosnia's state court has ordered eight out of 11 terrorism suspects to remain in custody for one month it said on Monday after a prosecutor said the group was believed to have been plotting a New Year attack. The men were arrested last week in raids at several locations in the Bosnian capital in a search for 15 suspects believed to be connected with Daesh.
A Bosnian anti-terrorism prosecutor has said the arrests prevented an attack that purportedly would have killed around 100 holiday revelers in Sarajevo.
'The court made the motion due to fears the suspects could hinder investigation by influencing witnesses and accomplices or by destroying hiding or forging evidence important for this criminal investigation' the court said in a statement.
Police have said that more than 150 Bosnians have left to fight for Daesh in Syria and Iraq over the past few years of whom more than 50 have returned to Bosnia and close to 30 were killed in combat.