Kosovo police 'thwarted thee simultaneous ISIS terror attacks'
POLICE in Kosovo say they managed to prevent thee simultaneous ISIS terror attacks including one on the Israeli national football team.
Kosovo police have managed to prevent three simultaneous ISIS attacks
Officials said that 18 people were arrested in the country and six more in nearby Albania and Macedonia.
At some of the suspects’ homes police found weapons, explosive devices and electronic equipment.
Police said the cross-country groups - coordinated by two Albanians who are part of ISIS in Syria - had “clear targets on who and when should be attacked”.
It was believed attacks were planned across the Balkans, with the Israeli national side one apparent target.
The venue of last weekend’s qualifier between Israel and Albania was changed for “security reasons” from the northern city of Shkoder, near the border with Montenegro, to Elbasan, much nearer to the capital Tirana.
18 people were arrested in the country and six more in nearby Albania and Macedonia
Police found weapons, explosive devices and electronic equipment
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According to reports the suspects were in contact with ISIS figure Lavdrim Muhaxheri, the self-declared “commander of Albanians in Syria and Iraq”.
He is believed to have given orders for them to attack.
Police and the Kosovo Intelligence Agency did not release any more information on the foiled terror attempts.