Tag: Bosnia-Herzegovina

Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Bosnia and Herzegovina Region: EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Bosnia and Herzegovina region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles), EMSC said. By Jose Joseph …


Bosnia Intelligence Chief Detained in Money Laundering Probe

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina—Bosnian authorities have detained the head of the Balkan country’s state security agency in a probe that includes money laundering. Police on Wednesday detained Osman Mehmedagic, the head of the Intelligence Security Agency, for questioning, the prosecutor’s office said. Mehmedagic is under suspicion of abuse of position, falsifying of personal identification documents, and money…


8 Dead in New Year’s Eve Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Bosnia

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina—Eight young men and women have died in a cottage in southwest Bosnia, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning during a New Year’s Eve celebration, police said Friday. Local police spokeswoman Martina Medic told The Associated Press that police responded to a call around 10 a.m. and went to a house in Tribistovo where several…