Suspected Militants Arrested In Kyrgyzstan
September 18, 2006
Tensions in Kyrgyzstan have risen since August, when the security forces killed Imam Rafiq Qori Kamoluddin, who permitted members of Hizb ut-Tahrir to worship in his mosque. (RFE/RL)
The SNB says the three were found in possession of extremist religious literature and audiotapes, knives, and live ammunition.
It says one of the detainees has confessed to being an active member of the banned religious grouping.
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