The announcement was made today by the press service of the National Security Service's border troops.
The measures followed an armed attack against a prison in Tajikistan's northern Sughd Province on 25 January.
The attackers killed the prison director, Bobojan Gadibaiev, and freed a prisoner with suspected ties to the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a militant group that advocates the imposition of a global caliphate.
A local prosecutor, Abdughafor Ghalandarov, said the group had been increasingly active since an uprising in the Uzbek city of Andijon in May 2005.
Uzbek and international authorities have labeled IMU a terrorist organization.
(AKIpress)
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The measures followed an armed attack against a prison in Tajikistan's northern Sughd Province on 25 January.
The attackers killed the prison director, Bobojan Gadibaiev, and freed a prisoner with suspected ties to the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a militant group that advocates the imposition of a global caliphate.
A local prosecutor, Abdughafor Ghalandarov, said the group had been increasingly active since an uprising in the Uzbek city of Andijon in May 2005.
Uzbek and international authorities have labeled IMU a terrorist organization.
(AKIpress)
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