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SARAJEVO, Aug 20 (KUNA) -- No presence of Al-Qaeda terrorist group here and
news about groups being part of that organization are not based on solid
proof, said Bosnian Security Minister Tarik Sadovic on Monday.
Sadovic told KUNA that national security and defense was a joint
responsibility between local authorities and the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) in accordance with the Dayton Peace Agreement, signed in
November 1995.
Bosnia security forces was continuously working with U.S. and European
counterparts in order to track down any suspected Qaeda operatives but traces
of such elements ceased to exist, affirmed Sadovic. (end)
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