June 3, 2005: Headlines: COS - Uzbekistan: Safety and Security of Volunteers: Moscow News: “The United States government has received information that terrorist groups are planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan in the very near future,” says State Department
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June 3, 2005: Headlines: COS - Uzbekistan: Safety and Security of Volunteers: Moscow News: “The United States government has received information that terrorist groups are planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan in the very near future,” says State Department
“The United States government has received information that terrorist groups are planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan in the very near future,” says State Department
“The United States government has received information that terrorist groups are planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan in the very near future,” says State Department
U.S. Warns of Terrorist Threat in Uzbekistan
Created: 03.06.2005 12:12 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 12:12 MSK
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Caption: Uzbekistan on June 2 2005 rejected fresh Western pressure over violence last month in which many civilians were reported killed, telling NATO and the rest of the world it saw no grounds for an international inquiry. NATO Secretary-General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer on June 2 condemned reported use of excessive force by Uzbek troops in the eastern town of Andizhan and NATO parliamentarians urged member states to halt support for the Uzbek armed forces unless a probe was conducted. Residents walk past vehicles burnt during the unrest in the eastern Uzbek town of Andizhan. File photo taken May 13, 2005. Photo by Staff/Reuters
The United States warned yesterday of possible attacks against its interests in Uzbekistan, urging Americans to avoid all non-essential travel there, the AFX agency reports.
“The United States government has received information that terrorist groups are planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan in the very near future,” the State Department said in a statement.
“American citizens currently in Uzbekistan should consider departing Uzbekistan via available commercial options.
”Supporters of terrorist groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Al-Qaida, the Islamic Jihad Union, and the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement are active in the region. These groups have expressed anti-U.S. sentiments and may also attempt to target U.S. government or private interests in Uzbekistan.“
The Department of State ”urges Americans in Uzbekistan to exercise extreme caution, including avoiding large crowds, celebrations, and places where Westerners generally congregate,“ it said, adding that it had authorized all non-emergency personnel and family to leave the country.
Uzbekistan’s authorities said last week that 173 people died in a May crackdown in the eastern city of Andijan, though the figure given by human rights groups is as high as 1,000.
Many of those killed were unarmed demonstrators, said the groups, after troops reportedly opened fire indiscriminately in Andijan’s central square and in other locations.
Uzbekistan experienced a wave of violence in 2004, with three suicide bombings in July alone in Tashkent, one outside the U.S. Embassy, with the Israeli Embassy and the Uzbekistani Prosecutor General’s Office also targeted.
The Islamic Jihad Union claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Multiple attacks also occurred in Tashkent and Bukhara in March-April 2004, using suicide bombers, mainly focused at police and Uzbek private and commercial facilities.
The United States has a military base in Uzbekistan that supplies U.S. troops in Afganistan.
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