The European Union mission in Kosovo says counterterrorism police have arrested a terror suspect wanted for extradition to the United States.
The EULEX mission said in a statement that a Kosovo Albanian male was detained in the Mitrovica region "acting on EULEX orders."
It added that the arrest came following a request for extradition made by the United States.
The statement did not identify the suspect, who it said is charged by U.S. authorities with having supported a planned terrorist attack in North Carolina.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh, North Carolina, later identified the suspect as 29-year-old Bajram Asllani.
U.S. authorities say Asllani is charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure people abroad.
compiled from agency reports
The EULEX mission said in a statement that a Kosovo Albanian male was detained in the Mitrovica region "acting on EULEX orders."
It added that the arrest came following a request for extradition made by the United States.
The statement did not identify the suspect, who it said is charged by U.S. authorities with having supported a planned terrorist attack in North Carolina.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh, North Carolina, later identified the suspect as 29-year-old Bajram Asllani.
U.S. authorities say Asllani is charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure people abroad.
compiled from agency reports
