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Hizb-Ut-Tahrir which is behind the Uzbek Islamist rebellion
finds its way in to Russia too
Conspired religious communities of the international terrorist
organization Hizb-ut-Tahrir al-Islami (the Party of Islamic Revival)
were detained in seven regions of the Volga federal district, the
Republics of Tatarstan, Bashkiria, Chuvashia and Udmurtia and the
Nizhny Novgorod, Kirov and Samara regions, aide to the presidential
authorized representative in the Volga federal district Vladimir
Tatarchuk told journalists on Friday.
 Islamic extremist organizations are trying to set
up religious and political structures in the predominantly Muslim
populated areas of Russia to promote orthodox religious trends,
including Wahhabism, which permit to use terror to achieve goals.
Photo credits: BBC
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The organization Hizb-ut-Tahrir al-Islami is prohibited on Russian
territory by the decision of the Supreme Court of February 14, 2004.
This organization has been recently active in Uzbekistan's Fergana
valley where Andizhan is located.
According to Tatarchuk, there are foreigners among the detainees.
Topographic maps, maps of oil and gas pipelines, elements of
explosive devices, leaflets with extremist appeals, were confiscated
in the course of the inspections.
Other Islamic extremist organizations are trying to set up religious
and political structuresn the predominantly Muslim populated areas of
Russia to promote orthodox religious trends, including Wahhabism,
which permit to use terror to achieve goals, Tatarchuk said.
The Jamaat Wahhabite religious organization was neutralized in the
Ulyanovsk region. The Mordovian law enforcement bodies detained
Wahhabite preachers and expelled them from Russia. The Saf Islam
newspaper, which provoked national and religious discord was
prohibited in Udmurtia.
Story Credits: Internet Haganah, from Zhanna
Voronova, Novosti
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