SARAJEVO: POLICE RAID OFFICES OF ISLAMIC HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATION

SARAJEVO, March 19 (Hina) - The police of the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina on Tuesday raided the offices of the Islamic humanitarian organisation "Benevolentia International Fundation" (BIF), which has been active in Bosnia-Herzegovina. #L# The police issued a statement in Sarajevo saying the raid was carried out in line with an order by the Federation Supreme Court. The investigators have questioned the organisation's management and temporarily confiscated documents found in the offices. The investigation into the organisation's activities will resume. There have been no reports on any arrests. "Benevolentia International Fundation" is based in the United States. It has been mentioned, together with the humanitarian organisation Al-Haramain, as a link in the organisation of terrorist operations by radical Islamic groups, including Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaida. Since September 11, 2001, a special anti-terrorist coordinating team in Bosnia-Herzegovina has concentrated its efforts on the discovery of possible links between Islamic non-government organisations which have been operating in the country with terrorist organisations. (hina) sb rml