Sarajevo Canton police

More than 200 Bosnians holding banners and flags protested on Thursday in Sarajevo over the arrest of the country's intelligence chief, Osman Mehmedagic.

The head of the Intelligence and Security Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSA, was detained by Sarajevo Canton police on Wednesday in an investigation into abuse of office, forgery of documents and money laundering.

Two police officers died after unidentified gunmen opened fire on them when they noticed the perpetrators trying to steal a car in the Bosnian capital on Friday morning, Sarajevo Canton police said.

A passer-by has been shot and killed during a bank robbery in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Thursday.

This has been confirmed by Irfan Nefic, a spokesperson for the Sarajevo Canton police.

Police agency member kills woman, commits suicide

SARAJEVO -- A member of a special unit of Bosnia's SIPA agency has committed suicide after murdering one person and wounding another.

Rasim Pljevljak of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) took his own life on Monday as the Sarajevo Canton police attempted to take him into custody.