Investigators Seek Clues on Mysterious Gunmen

Macedonian officials struggled to identify seven suspected Muslim terrorists killed in a police shootout Saturday.

“The only thing we are certain about . . . is that the gunmen are not from Macedonia, but we are still trying to establish where they are from,” a senior Interior Ministry official said. Police said they suspect the men were planning to attack foreign embassies, but Western officials in Macedonia have expressed surprise at those allegations.

“There is still this uncomfortable feeling that we don’t know the whole truth,” one Western diplomat said.