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| Tajikistan sentences over 30 to prison for attempted poisoning plot linked to ISIS-Khorasan |
| 2025-02-16 |
| [KhaamaPress] The General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan has announced that more than 30 individuals have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 8 to 20 years for attempting to poison participants at a festival. According to Rooters, a security source in Tajikistan reported that all of the convicted individuals are linked to ISIS-Khorasan. On Friday, February 14th, Tajikistan’s prosecutors revealed that the defendants attempted to poison festival-goers at the Nowruz celebration last year in the city of Vahdat, located east of the capital, Dushanbe. They attempted to contaminate food served at the event with poison. Said Ahmadzadeh, head of the counterterrorism and extremism department of Tajikistan’s General Prosecutor’s Office, stated to news hounds that 10 more individuals connected to the plot are being pursued by authorities. Earlier this month, Tajikistan media reported that nine ISIS-Khorasan prisoners were involved in an attempt to escape from a prison in Vahdat, where they killed five fellow inmates during the escape attempt. Tajikistan’s foreign minister had previously stated that Tajikistan continues to grapple with the influence of krazed killer groups like ISIS-Khorasan within its borders. With ongoing security challenges, the government remains focused on counterterrorism efforts to ensure the safety of its citizens. |
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