A Bosnian court on Monday ordered five people suspected of joining or aiding the flow of European-based Islamists to the wars in Syria and Iraq to one month in custody.
"After reviewing the case and evidence the tribunal concluded that there was enough evidence to justify the measure," a statement from the Sarajevo tribunal said.
The men were arrested earlier this month along with 11 others in a security operation carried out in the capital Sarajevo and several other Bosnian towns.
They were suspected of having recruited, organized, and financed the departure of Bosnian nationals to Syria or Iraq, or of taking part in the conflicts in two countries alongside foreign radical terrorist organizations and groups, according to police.
The tribunal did not elaborate on what was happening to the 11 other suspects.
Bosnia passed a law in April imposing sentences of up to 10 years in prison for convicted Islamist radicals and their recruiters.
Officials estimate that around 150 Bosnian citizens have joined Islamist groups in Iraq and Syria and that 20 have been killed while fighting.
Bosnia's Muslims, who make up 40 percent of the country's 3.8 million inhabitants, mostly practice a moderate form of Islam.
However, during the 1992-1995 war between Croats, Muslims and Serbs, a large number of jihadist volunteers came to Bosnia, some staying on in the country.
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