The attack on the building of the Uzbek special services and Interior Affairs Departments in Khanabad, according to preliminary data, was committed by members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a source in Tashkent's powers told Interfax in a telephone conversation. He said the members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan attacked on the police department of the Khanabad and the NSC on the night of May 25 and could escape, according to preliminary data.
The source told the agency that both departments are located in one building. The attackers were approximately five people, not 20 as earlier reported by some media outlets, he said.