Operation "Mountain Storm". Macedonia. November 2007

All detainees will face trials under charges of terrorism, association for hostile actions and unlawful manufacturing, keeping and trading of weapons and other explosive materials. Most of the detainees are from the village of Brodec, except one from Tetovo and one from the village of Mala Recica.

The Police also revealed the identities of the four fugitives - Lirim Jakupi-Nazi from Serbia, Metin Islami-Talibani, one Albanian and one Kosovar citizens.

The Interior Ministry launched the sweeping operation after receiving information that a criminal-extremist group formed jointly by Ramadan Shiti - who was killed in the operation - and the fugitives, was stationed in the stretch of Sara Mountain encompassing the villages of Brodec, Sipkovica and Vesala. a total of six members of the group were killed.

The weapons seized in the operation included three mortars along with 111 grenades, two non-recoil cannons with 40 grenades, electronically guided anti-tank missile system Fagot, four anti-aircraft missile launchers, four anti-aircraft missile systems Strela, nine rocket-propelled grenade launchers Zolja, two grenade launchers Osa along with seven missiles, six rocket-propelled grenade launchers RPG along with 132 grenades, one 40mm hand-held grenade launcher MGL-6, hand grenades F1 (58 pieces), 61 land mines, anti-tank mines (29 pieces), four sniper rifles, nine machine guns, 31 trotile charges, two packages containing plastic explosive, and other weapons.

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