Eight Muslim extremists who plotted terror attacks against Israeli soccer players and fans during a 2016 World Cup qualifier in Albania were jailed for up to 10 years on Friday, AFP reported.

The eight ethnic Albanians were found guilty in a Kosovo court of "planning to carry out an attack against Israeli footballers and fans" in the northwest Albanian town of Shkoder in November 2016, judge Hamdi Ibrahimi said.

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