Minister: Deportation of nine suspected terrorists postponed indefinitely

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The announced deportation of Bosnian citizens from Syria has been delayed until further notice, Bosnia's Security Minister Dragan Mektic said on Thursday.

“Regarding the return of Bosnian citizens from Syria, I can say that the first group to arriveto Bosnia was announced for today, but due to the events in the past 24 hours and new circumstances that have arisen in Syria, the deportation is delayed until further notice,” Mektic pointed out.

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On Wednesday, Mektic told N1 that nine Bosnian citizens would be deported from Syria and that they would be tried in Bosnia on charges of terrorism, but later that day he said there was a change of plan and that they would not be deported just yet.