Police in Tajikistan have reportedly arrested 20 alleged Islamist militants for plotting to blow up two road tunnels.
An unidentified Interior Ministry spokesman told AFP news agency on October 18 that the group wanted to blow up the tunnels linking the center to the north of the countries.
He said all those arrested had returned to Tajikistan after fighting against President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.
No other details were available.
Tajikistan’s authorities estimate that more than 200 Tajiks are currently fighting in Syria.
