A law enforcement source told RTK that the suspects received directions from Daesh members in Syria and are believed to have been planning a terror attack during the November 12 Albania-Israel 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) football game.
Albanian police detained a former member of radical Islamist groups in Syria on the day of the game and found explosives at his home, according to RTK.
Daesh radical Sunni group active in Syria, as well Iraq and other regional states, is known for its successful online propaganda and social media recruitment, which primarily target young people from around the world.
The group is notorious for its human rights atrocities and a number of major terrorist attacks, such as the ones carried out in Paris and Brussels.
