Angolans accused of terrorism under trial

LUANDA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The trial of six Angolan muslims accused of creating a terrorist organization proceeded Thursday in Luanda, capital of Angola.

The trial opened Monday with relatives of the defendants questioning the veracity of their alleged crimes.

According to the indictment, the suspects founded a "radical Muslim group called 'Street Da Was'" in 2015, disseminating "issues of a radical nature" through social networks, with an aim to spread Islam in the southern African country.

Aged between 23 and 39, the defendants are Angolan citizens converted to Islam.