“The Kosovo police on Monday denied that the four suspects had been detained on terrorism charges, or because they planned to attack the monastery.” “In a joint operation, Kosovo police and KFOR members asked the men to show their IDs and searched the car. They found a Kalashnikov rifle with ammunition and a pistol, as well as some extremist Islamist books, the abbot added.” A Kalashnikov and a pistol, and “Islamist books”? Clearly nothing to do with terrorism. They were probably just on their way to the mosque to study the Qur’an, and were armed in case they ran into any violent “right-wing extremists.”
“‘No terror link’ as ‘armed Islamists’ are arrested in Kosovo,” b92.net, February 1, 2016 (thanks to Filip):
Four armed Islamists have been arrested in front of the main gate to the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Visoki Decani in Kosovo.
This is what Abbot of Visoki Decani Sava Janjic told Tanjug on Sunday, adding that an investigation was under way.
The suspects – four ethnic Albanians from various parts of Kosovo- Gnjilane, Urosevac, Prizren and Djakovica- were arrested at around 21:00 CET on Saturday in front of the main gate to the monastery in a car with the Urosevac license plates, he specified.
In a joint operation, Kosovo police and KFOR members asked the men to show their IDs and searched the car. They found a Kalashnikov rifle with ammunition and a pistol, as well as some extremist Islamist books, the abbot added.
This incident is another indicator that the presence of KFOR troops is vital for the security of this monastery which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, he emphasized.
Two of the suspects wore beards and had shaved heads, and their style of dress was “characteristic of Wahhabis,” Janjic noted.
In October 2014, graffiti reading ISIS and AKSh (“Albanian National Army”) were sprayed on buildings belonging to the monastery. Four months earlier the acronym UCK (Albanian for KLA – “Kosovo Liberation Army”) was also painted there.
The police investigation into the incident produced no results but KFOR’s presence was beefed up in its wake, with the monastery and the area around it considered “a high risk zone.”
Since the end of the war in Kosovo in 1999, Visoki Decani came under armed attack four times – only one of these has been investigated. In 2007 a Kosovo Albanian was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail attacking the monastery, the abbot noted.
“No link to terrorism”The Kosovo police on Monday denied that the four suspects had been detained on terrorism charges, or because they planned to attack the monastery.
Instead, spokesman Baki Kelani said, they were arrested for illegal possession of weapons, “and cannot be linked to any kind of attack on the monastery, or a [sic]
Local Albanian language media are meantime accusing Abbot Sava Janjic of “using the arrests for propaganda reasons.”

Lee Hicks says
It is far too often that we see the term Muslim, or Islam, associated with rape, violence, rebellion, murder, oppression, pedophilia, hatrend of women and children, and barbarity in general.
Yet virtually every time, authorities (most of which are not Islamic) take the inexcusable “nothing to see here” approach, pretending that Islam has nothing to do with such acts.
The reality is that every person with an operating brain and functioning eyes sees the common denominator worldwide, and that is the corrupt actions of those who follow Allah.
The reason that Islam has such a corrupting influence on it’s followers is that Satan, under the guise of Allah, is the same fallen angel that inspired the two Babylonian dieties Bel and Allah.
Bel was a pretender to being the supreme deity, while Alla promoted rage destruction, death, and rebellion.
Add to the mix Satan’s hatred and rage when he learned that his defeat would come through the woman and her offspring, and it is easy to see why Allah is so hateful, murderous, corrupt, evil, and violent.
As the “god” is, so too will be his adherents.
It is far past time to drop the false notion that Islam is a religion of peace, that Allah is a benevolent god, and that Muslims have the option of rejecting the “holy warfare” of Jihad.
Denial by the West is deadly, and in this case, what you refuse to see can indeed kill you.
Peggy says
Kosovo Police is actually police made up of foremer KLA fighters. KILA was on a terrorist list until US took them off that list because they were useful to them.
Now KLA who are among the other police who were not in the KLA but stil all Albanian are supposed to be guarding Serbian monasteries and churches. It’s like putting the fox in charge of looking after chickens.
Those same KLA have destroyed more than a hundred churches and monasteries and vandalized Serbian cemeteries and this is all after the war.
It’s time US got out of Kosovo and dismantelled their Camp Bondsteel base and let the Serbs fix this mess.
Peggy says
All I can say is thank you US for creating this stillborn country of “Kosova”.You should’ve let the Serbs deal with this problem when they wanted to. Now Kosovo is exporting jihadists and Albanians there are the biggest contributor to IS per capita.
They also planned terrorist attacks on US soil as a thank you for all you have done for them.
Bosnia is no better it’s just that the Serbs there have mostly moved to the northern part called Republic of Serpska (RS) and are safe now.
Majority of Serbian population is in the south of Kosovo which is controlled by Albanians and this is where all the murders, intimidation and vandalism to cemeteries and churches is happening.
Muslims are the same all over the world but somehow they managed to looks like victims in the Balkans.
manuel paleologus says
You are right. Bill Clinton created the Balkan mess. He destroyed Yugoslavia and helped the muslims to have their own network in the heart of Europe. Those Muslim are determine for 500 years to annihilate the Christianity in Europe. Only the stupid politicians can believe the islam is a ‘religion’ of peace.
Angemon says
Peggy says
Yes, Baki Kelani is Albanian so what else would he say? Albanians terrorizing non Albanians there and we are to take the word of a man who is part of the problem.
They really think we are that stupid. Even worse, they know that we might not be that stupid but there is nothing that we can do about it. Laughing at us all the way.
barenakedislam says
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Serbian_Orthodox_monasteries#Kosovo_and_Metohija
“In total, 156 Serbian Orthodox churches and monasteries have been destroyed since June 1999. Many of the churches and monasteries dated back to the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.[1]”
For the context: Serbs are Orthodox Christians, Albanians are Muslims. Kosovo is on the south of Serbia. Serbian army was forced out of Kosovo in June 1999 by the US and NATO air attacks on the whole Serbia which started in March the same year.
barenakedislam says
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo#UN_administration_period
“At 1.3% per year (2008 data), ethnic Albanians in Kosovo have the fastest rate of growth in population in Europe.[183] Over an 82-year period (1921–2003) the population of Kosovo grew to 460% of its original size. Whereas Albanians constituted 60% of Kosovo’s 500,000 person population in 1931, by 1991 they reached 81% of Kosovo’s 2 million person population.[184] In the second half of the 20th century, Kosovo Albanians had three times higher birth rates than Serbs.[185] In addition, most of Kosovo’s pre-1999 Serb population relocated to Serbia proper following the ethnic cleansing campaign in 1999.[186]”
Liam1304 says
Oh for goodness sake!
When are you xenophobes going to stop persecuting the Other?!
Just a few regular guys out for an evening trip with a few semi-autos. What is the big deal with you people and your white privilege?
Just calm down ok?!! If we didn’t provoke these people by alienating them with false accusations there would be no problems. Got that? Obvious…
/////////////// yes i am being sarcastic, but there are people who actually respond like this…….
Cuchulainn says
Here we go, jumping to conclusions yet again!
Obviously these four men were simply going duck shooting! As for the pamphlets, well turning an AK on a flight of ducks would pretty soon knock them all down, so they wanted something to read to waste a little time before returning home to the wives.
And the pistol..? Obviously to administer the coup de grace to any wounded ducks!
These guys would also be the sort who would take hand grenades when going fishing.
It’s just as well the Kosovo security forces can see further than the rest of us and not jump to hasty conclusions…
andrew sapia says
Kosovo should actually serve as a lesson on why Islamic immigration is a bad idea. Ethnic Albanian Muslims basically moved in, bred like rabbits and them claimed Kosovo as their own. Since NATO set them up, they have burned churches and monasteries, they use Christian cemeteries as garbage dumps deliberately. I’m sure cologne cathedral will make a nice sheep stall some day.
MeliBee says
According to reports today, one of the arrested is suspected of having fought in Syria and an ISIS flag was found in a suspect’s home. Now why would anyone think they would be terrorists planning to attack a monastery?
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes.php?yyyy=2016&mm=02&dd=03&nav_id=96913
“IS flag” found in home of suspect arrested near monastery
The Basic Court in Pec ordered four men arrested near the Serbian Orthodox monastery Visoki Decani on Sunday detained for one month.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2016 | 10:30
The decision was made in connection with the charges of illegal possession of weapons, Pristina-based media reported on Tuesday.
Judge Violeta Usaj-Rugova confirmed the media reports on detention, pointing out that the detained men were suspected of illegal possession of weapons.
Koha Ditore daily also cited prosecutor Valbona Hadzosaj as saying that her investigation was only into illegal possession of weapons.
Pristina-based media reported earlier that the Basic Prosecutor’s Office in Pec suspected one of the four arrestees to have fought in Syria and another one of them to have attempted to travel to the Middle East but had been stopped and brought back to Kosovo.
The prosecution also believes that the four ethnic Albanians arrested in front of the monastery on Sunday are responsible for armed attacks in the Serb enclave of Gorazdevac.
Albanian language newspaper Zeri is reporting on Wednesday the Kosovo police found a flag “believed to be that of Islamic State” when they searched the home of Kurti Kushtrim, one of the suspects arrested on Sunday near Visoki Decani.
On Monday, a Kosovo police spokesperson said the group had no intention to attack the monastery and had no links to terrorism.
The monastic brotherhood of Visoki Decani, however, believes that the four suspects – named as Arben Imeri, Alban Kelmendi, Kurti Kushtrim and Rama Kustrim – planned to carry out an armed attack.
An AK-47 rifle with 20 bullets and a 9 millimeter pistol with 16 bullets were found in their vehicle during the arrest carried out by KFOR and the police.
According to reports on Wednesday, the weapons are now being examined to determine if they were used in the armed attacks on the houses of Serb returnees in the village of Berkovo, Klina municipality.
Peggy says
But it’s still not a terrorist attack. They are only going to be charged with illegal possession of weapons.
So much corruption and hatred in Albanian police in Kosovo that Serbs are in danger all the time.
Well done US. Well done NATO. Well done Madaline Albright, Wesley Clark and Bill Clinton. You all deserve medals and then a firing squad.
Steve says
Kosovar Albani are the bravest of martyrs, so brave they never travel alone without guns.
Angemon says
XD