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Two arrested after attack in Bosnia and Herzegovina

29 April 2015 01:50 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Two people have been arrested up to now after an attack which occurred in Zvornik in the entity of Republic of Srpska (RS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), it was reported Tuesday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) held in custody Avdulah Hasanovic and Kasim Mehidic, who are related to radical Islamist groups in BiH and with Nerdin Ibric who committed the attack on the police station on Monday evening, leaving one policeman killed and two others wounded.

According to SIPA, Ibric had been in contact with both Mehidic and Hasanovic in the last 24 hours.

Hasanovic had once been arrested in September 2014, together with the leader of radical Salafi movement in BiH Bilal Bosnic, on suspicion of being a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Reports said Hasanovic had been living in Syria until 2014.

Mehidic was arrested by members of the joint investigation team in the city of Kalesija in the entity of Federation of BiH.

The Council of Ministers (CoM) has entrusted the Ministry of Security of BiH to prepare a comprehensive report within seven days to the Council and to propose operational measures to ensure efficient operation of the relevant institutions in the fight against terrorism and organized crime.

The CoM also requested accelerated pace of implementation of the decision on the development of strategies for preventing and combating terrorism for 2015-2020.

Governments of the both entities of BiH have decided to declare April 29 as a day of mourning.