Albania Arrests Seven Alleged Recruiters for Syria Volunteers

Albanian police on Tuesday arrested seven people suspected of "acts of terrorism related to Syria" that include allegedly recruiting and training volunteer fighters, justice officials said.

The seven were arrested in various locations in the capital Tirana and several other Albanian towns and police seized a large quantity of ammunition, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

The men were suspected of recruiting and training volunteers to join opposition forces fighting the regime of President Bashar Assad in Syria, local media reported.

Some 300 ethnic Albanians from Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia are believed to have joined the rebel forces in Syria.

At least four Albanian citizens have so far been killed in Syria.

The Albanian parliament will soon debate changes to the law that would punish anyone taking part in armed conflicts with 10 years in prison.