BOSNIAN FEDERATION POLICE ARREST 19 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

( Editorial: --> 9871 ) SARAJEVO, Dec 20 (Hina) - Bosnian Federation police have arrested 19 persons suspected of carrying out a series of terrorist attacks, armed robberies and murders in central and northeastern Bosnia, the public prosecutor's office said in a statement on Saturday. Police also filed criminal reports for initiating legal proceedings against six persons and issued international warrants for the arrest of three persons, including one suspected of killing a US citizen in 1995. Police seized a substantial amount of weapons and ammunition, including an anti-aircraft gun with optic sights, forged documents of government and non-governmental humanitarian organisations, travel documents, licence plates, manuals for the conduct of terrorist attacks and a number of vehicles used in such actions. The federal prosecutor's office said that all data available pointed to the fact that all suspects had been operating within a well organised and trained group. Police were continuing the investigation to shed light on other unsolved terrorist attacks. Four persons were charged with plotting to rob the guardian of the Franciscan monastery at Guca Gora in October this year. Charges were also pressed against seven persons who had allegedly planted an explosive device inside the belfry of the Catholic church in the village of Puticevo near Travnik. (hina) vm 201407 MET dec 97