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Bulgarian police and prosecutors yesterday searched a village prayer house and the homes of two Muslim brothers suspected of spreading "radical Islam," in the second investigation of its kind this year.
Ali and Yuzeir Yuzeirov, who run the prayer house in Slavianovo, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) northeast of Sofia, are also being investigated for setting up a political party allegedly based on religious grounds, which is banned by Bulgaria's constitution, regional prosecutor Stefan Hristov said.
"We have suspicions about the spreading of radical Islam and expect to find certain books during today's search," Hristov told Reuters. "Experts will say whether these books contain radical ideas or not." He said the prayer house, which was also fitted with computers and used for social gatherings, was visited mainly by young people. No arrests or charges have so far been made.
Ali Yuzeirov denied any wrongdoing and told Reuters the Muslim democratic party he set up last week was based on the same principles as Christian democratic parties in Europe.