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| Police Arrest Four In 'Wahabi Terror Training Camp' Raid | |
| 2007-03-19 | |
| Belgrade, 19 March (AKI) - Serbian police continued on Monday to comb the mountainous terrain of the southern Sandzak region, after they said Saturday they had uncovered a Wahabi Muslim terrorist training camp near the town of Novi Pazar. Police said they arrested four people training at the camp but one managed to escape. A cache of weapons, ammunition and plastic explosive with detonators was discovered by police in a nearby mountain cave. "The action that began three days ago is continuing today," said Serbian police minister Dragan Jocic. "We are continuing to comb the terrain and search for other members of the group," he said, adding that the state organs were "determined to prevent any form of violence and terrorism." The fundamentalist Wahhabi movement which preaches a "pure Islam" originated in Saudi Arabia in early 18th century and preaches religious intolerance towards other religious groups, including moderate Muslims. The police said that up to 30 Wahabis had been gathering and undergoing training in the camp at Ninaja Mountain. The Wahabi movement first emerged in the Balkans during the 1992-1995 civil war in Bosnia, when thousands of mujahadeen fighters from Islamic countries came to fight on the side of local Muslims. Many have remained in the country since the war, and according to foreign intelligence sources have been indoctrinating local youths and even operating terrorist training camps. Several clashes have been reported lately in Bosnia and in Sandzak between Wahabis and moderate Muslims and three people were wounded in a shootout in Novi Pazar last November. Terrorism expert Darko Trifunovic, a professor at Belgrade university's security faculty blamed the Wahabi upsurge on the overly tolerant stance towards them by Bosnian Muslim political, military and religious leaders. "Today we are paying the price for this, but there is no doubt that the main victims of the divisions in the Muslim community will be Muslims themselves," he said. Trifunovic said the Wahabis were covertly financed by Saudi "humanitarian organisations" and were training their members for suicide attacks against selective targets in Europe.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #13 If I had access to public transportation of any sort, or even key shops within walking distance, I'd consider giving up my car, too, Elmereter Hupash6222; I've lived very happily without one under those conditions. But out here in the outer suburbs I don't and I can't, and sadly most of the population outside the Boston-Washington,DC corridor and the city cores do not have access to useful public transport. For us it's get a car or be housebound... which is why there are so many uninsured junkers on the roads. You are to be congratulated on all your blessings: two kids in college, a lovely (and no doubt charming) wife, a decent job, and the choice to support one fewer vehicles than you do now. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-19 20:12 |
| #12 Your train sounds like it's diesel if your alternative is a freeway. You're still paying the soddies. Maybe even more. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-03-19 19:46 |
| #11 the flipping 'em off on the freeway thingy will be missed Elmereter Hupash6222! ;-) |
| Posted by: RD 2007-03-19 19:40 |
| #10 I have a decent job, Chiper. Not the greatest but decent. I certainly won't apologize for it. But I'm keeping four cars going. Mine, my wife's and two kids in college. I don't know where you work but putting kids through college is a challenge for me especially when they have to have cars. No, I don't feel superior but, yes, I do ride the train to work. I find it more relaxing to socialize with people on the train than to be flipping them off on the freeway. And face it, when you buy gasoline money goes to the Soddies. |
| Posted by: Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-03-19 19:08 |
| #9 innate ability and predilections I concur, life is short make it shorter. |
| Posted by: Joe Camel 2007-03-19 18:26 |
| #8 What do shiites think of Wahabis (Nasibis)? Download a 95 page book by clicking under the column that says "Chapters." http://www.answering-ansar.org/wahabis/en/index.php |
| Posted by: Sneaze 2007-03-19 18:10 |
| #7 You should stop smoking grom. It's bad for you, I don't go for the 2nd hand smoke BS but you setting a poor example. /dreaming about Camels |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-19 15:44 |
| #6 And your point being???? His point is, that the chances are slim and none, and slim is out of town. I'm sure that giving up your car makes you feel so superior to the rest of us tools. You know, if you had a better job, maybe you could afford to have and maintain a better car. Just sayin'! |
| Posted by: Chiper Threreger8956 2007-03-19 14:29 |
| #5 When you're ready to give up your car we can confront the Soddies. Truth is, I'm about ready to give up mine. The repair bills, insurance and gas prices are killing me. |
| Posted by: Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-03-19 13:13 |
| #4 To paraphrase Vladimir Vysotsky "everyone understands according to innate ability and predilections". |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-19 12:37 |
| #3 And I should stop smoking And your point being???? |
| Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-03-19 12:21 |
| #2 Bush needs to confront the Saudis re their funding of terrorism!!!! And I should stop smoking. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-19 11:55 |
| #1 Another example of Saudi's influence worldwide. Bush needs to confront the Saudis re their funding of terrorism!!!! |
| Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-03-19 10:49 |