Bosnia Terror Suspects 'Planned New Year Attack'

Marina Zovic, the spokesperson of the Bosnian Federation police, which conducted the raid, said that the 11 men were arrested for connections to terrorism and terrorist groups.

"They are suspected of inciting and preparing a criminal act as well as enlisting people to go fight abroad," Zovic said.

The names of the suspects have not been revealed officially but sources in the Bosnian prosecution - which ordered the arrest - named them as Kemal Muric, Adis Kesan, Elvir Muratovic, Elvir Masic, Admir Ahmetovic, Semir Salkovic, Zulfo Alajbegovic, Bilal Dervisic, Edin Tabakovic, Darko Peco and Nermin Cuprija.

Bosnian prosecution spokesperson Boris Grubesic told BIRN that the police will hand the men to prosecutors on Wednesday who will question the suspects and decide whether to file a custody motion by Thursday.

The prosecution said that around 15 persons were targeted in total and, along with the arrests of 11 men, several houses and two "places of religious gatherings of radical persons" were searched.

"During the raids we found certain evidence that indicates connections to ISIS structures," Grubesic said.

He added that part of the raid was conducted in Rajlovac, the suburb of Sarajevo where a man shot dead two soldiers a month ago.

On November 18, Enes Omeragic, 32, killed the soldiers near a betting shop in Rajlovac before committing suicide.

The attack was called a terrorist act although no connection between Omeragic and terrorist networks operating in Bosnia has been established.

Bosnian Security expert Vlado Azinovic said that the latest raid was clearly "a preventive" act.

"The police and prosecution had information that at least some of the suspects could do 'something...