Police and the security service in the central Syrdarya region of Uzbekistan have arrested 20 suspected members of an extremist group, local authorities said on Thursday.
The members of the group had created a channel on the Telegram app, where they distributed audio and video materials promoting the ideology of extremist and terrorist organizations.
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According to the police, joint raids to detain the suspects were carried out in the Mirzaabad district and Yangiyer town of the Syrdarya region.
The law enforcement bodies have seized materials of an extremist nature at the residence of the detainees, and an investigation is underway, police said.
