TASHKENT, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan’s law enforcement bodies, detained a man and his accomplices, in central Syrdarya region, who planned to join terrorist organisations in the Middle East, the Internal Affairs Ministry said yesterday.
The man and “his like-minded people, have been influenced by members of terrorist organisations in Syria through the internet, and have regularly distributed extremist content, particularly jihadist material, among their close contacts,” according to a report released by the ministry.
The group’s leader intended to travel to Syria, to join terrorist groups, the report said, without giving further details about the number of people arrested.
Investigation into the case is underway, it added.– NNN-AGENCIES
