EI claims attack on Dutch tourists by bicycle in Tajikistan Interior

On the amateur video images that have been made of the attack, we can see that a dark Daewoo Leganza between several times deliberately in the tourists. The sedan runs several times on the paved Pamir road to hit all the cyclists – seven of whom crossed the rugged landscape in Sebiston, Danghara District –

Doctors in local hospitals said Monday that the victims – besides Wokke , two Americans and one Swiss were killed and several wounded, stabbing deeply. Later, the Minister of the Interior, Ramazon Rahimzoda, and the police also recognized him

Horrible pictures

Shocking footage Telegraaf possesses, but those who are too horrible to publish, show a victim man on the dusty sand band next to the asphalt. His body is covered with blood and there are several serious wounds to see. In another picture, a woman is lying next to a long trail of blood. Bicycles and luggage are scattered on the road in the remote area.

According to a Wokke brother, an experienced adventurous traveler, the Dutch couple was en route from Thailand to Iran, but wanted to avoid dangerous Afghanistan through the former Soviet Union. Republic. Postma is still in the hospital, but the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs can not make any statement about his situation from the point of view of the protection of privacy.

Attack

That an attack took place Monday during the day became definite clear The EI demanded the attack Monday night via his Amaq news agency, even though the terrorist group has not provided any evidence about this. "The attackers were soldiers of the Islamic State who committed the attack after a call to attack civilians from" coalition countries, "Amaq said.

The number of "fighters" who have joined over the years in IS, and that the humidity in hot hot spots like Syria and Iraq, is much higher in Tajikistan than in the neighboring countries. Radical Islam is gaining influence in this country of eight million inhabitants, where the vast majority of the population is Muslim.

The Taliban and al-Qaeda have also passed recruited. The country is also an important transit port for drugs smuggled into Afghanistan. The area where the tourists were attacked is located less than 100 kilometers from the Afghan border and about 200 kilometers from Kunduz, the city of the province of the same name where the Netherlands organized a police mission until the end of the war. to a few years ago. 19659006] Yet other sources take into account that there is no terrorism. Danghara is also the birthplace of President Emomalii Rachmon, who has ruled the country with great force since 1992.

In the hilly, dry and mountainous region, the "clan" of this ruler is the boss. The attack could affect tourism, so the major source of revenue in the country of Central Asia – on the border of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China and the United States. Afghanistan – disappears. This creates a big problem for the Rachmon, who are hated by many.

Logical Motive

According to Akhbor, a Tajik independent news site that operates from Prague, is always a logical motive. "The intention was probably to hit him," says a person involved in this media against this newspaper. In this case, the Dutch would have been random prey of the attackers armed with knives and rifles.

Rahmon's ruthless control is also evident from the manner in which the suspects were prosecuted and killed or arrested. Akhbor reported Monday that five suspects had already been killed. Two Sunday night after the first manhunt, because they resisted their arrest.

On Monday, the other three suspects were liquidated in the nearby village of Osmandara, after the security services spotted them. A 21-year-old Tajik, perhaps the driver of the car, was arrested Sunday night. With him, three suspects are still locked up for questioning