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Explosion reported in Uzbekistan 'Suicide bombing' in Uzbekistan
(about 4 hours later)
The border between the Central Asian nations of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan has been closed after reports of a blast and shootings on the Uzbek side. State television in Uzbekistan says a suicide bomber has killed a police officer and wounded several people in the eastern city of Andijan.
The Uzbeks reportedly closed transit points after the explosion at a police station in the border town of Khanabad. It said that earlier up to three men used guns and explosives to attack a police checkpoint at nearby Khanabad.
Eyewitnesses said a shoot-out followed between police and armed men trying to drive through a police checkpoint. The reports said another officer and a gunman were injured, and that the attackers managed to escape.
The motive is not yet clear, but Uzbek media have speculated about a possible failed terrorist attack. They are said to have come from Kyrgyzstan. The two countries closed their border after the first attack.
The motive for the attacks is not clear, but Uzbek media have speculated about a possible failed terrorist operation.
Security services and military reinforcements have been sent to Khanabad.Security services and military reinforcements have been sent to Khanabad.
The spokesman for the Jalalabad local administration in Kyrgyzstan, Orozali Karasartov, told the BBC's Kyrgyz Service that there were reports of two explosions.
He said he had heard that some people had been killed, but these reports have yet to be confirmed.
ExtremismExtremism
The Ferghana Valley, where Khanabad is located, has been the scene of several attacks by militant groups in the past.The Ferghana Valley, where Khanabad is located, has been the scene of several attacks by militant groups in the past.
Observers say the strong rule of President Islam Karimov has fuelled extremism in the region. Observers say the rule of President Islam Karimov has fuelled extremism in the region.
Khanabad is also close to the Uzbek city of Andijan, where locals say security forces shot dead hundreds of mainly peaceful protesters in 2005. Local people in Andijan say that security forces shot dead hundreds of mainly peaceful protesters in 2005.
The violence there broke out after an armed jailbreak turned into a huge demonstration involving thousands of Uzbeks.The violence there broke out after an armed jailbreak turned into a huge demonstration involving thousands of Uzbeks.
The Uzbek government has denied there was a massacre of civilians, saying it thwarted an Islamist uprising.The Uzbek government has denied there was a massacre of civilians, saying it thwarted an Islamist uprising.
It says the death toll was exaggerated, and that nearly all of those who died were soldiers or terrorists.It says the death toll was exaggerated, and that nearly all of those who died were soldiers or terrorists.
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