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Bosnia Arrests Fourth Suspect Over U.S. Embassy Attack


A police officer was injured in Jasarevic's attack
A police officer was injured in Jasarevic's attack
Bosnian police have reportedly conducted raids and made one arrest today as part of a probe into a recent attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo.

The national prosecutors' office said the suspect was detained in the northeastern Gornja Maoca region, and that searches were also conducted in nearby town of Maglaj.

The suspect is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the attack.

Last month, Mevlid Jasarevic, a Serbian national believed to be a member of a radical Islamic group, opened fired on the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo.

At least one police officer was wounded in the shooting.

compiled from agency reports

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