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Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:08
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Dushanbe night club blast qualified as terrorism.


6/9 Tass 101

DUSHANBE, September 6 (Itar-Tass) -- Tajikistan's State Committee on
National Security has qualified the blast at a Dushanbe night club
overnight to Monday as terrorism, or a "crime against public security," a
source in the Tajik security services told Itar-Tass on Monday.
A low-yield shell-less explosive devise planted under a table near the
dance floor went off in the Dusti club, injuring three young men. Two of
them are in grave condition.
Two persons have been detained on suspicion of being involved in the
night blast, the source confirmed. Investigation is underway.
According to independent observers, the blast might have been plotted
as an "intimidation measure" by young religionists who strongly oppose the
mere idea of such establishments, especially during the month of Ramadan.
Experts say voices are growing stronger in Tajik society made up mostly
(98 percent) by Islamic believers to close such places of entertainment
and to ban the sale of alcoholic drinks in the periods of Moslem fasts.
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