Tajik authorities 'arrest 15 Islamists'

There are reports from Tajikistan that the authorities there have arrested fifteen members of an outlawed Islamic group, Hezb-e-Tahrir.

According to officials from the Interior Ministry, the arrests were made in the capital, Dushanbe, and surrounding areas.

Large amounts of banned literature are said to have been seized from the detainees.

The move follows the arrest of another eleven members of the group three weeks ago.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service