Nine sentenced in Kosovo for terrorist offences
PRISTINA, Kosovo – A Kosovo court has sentenced nine ethnic Albanians to jail terms for organizing and taking part in terrorist groups for terrorist offences.
A court statement Friday said the sentenced ranged from three to four and a half years.
Two others linked with them were sentenced to six months jail for weapons possession.
No details on their activities were given and only the initial letters of their names were disclosed, as it is expected they will appeal the verdict.
Authorities say that some 70 Kosovo citizens are believed to still be active in the two Arab countries, though they claim that no Kosovo Albanian joined any Islamist rebel group in Syria and Iraq last year.
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