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Article: ISLAMIC PARTY SEEN AS THREAT TO RUSSIA
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- July 29, 2004
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United Press International
07-29-2004
Islamic party seen as threat to Russia
MOSCOW, Jul 29, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A Russian newspaper says an Islamic party designated as a terrorist group by Russia's supreme court wants to set up a unified Islamic state in Central Asia.
The Moskovsky Komsomolets, in a recent sensational article "200 Days of Jihad," reported on the activities of Hizb-ut-Tahrir or HUT, which stands for the Islamic Party of Liberation.
Svetlana Meteleva, a special correspondent who wrote the article, claimed to be sharing her "insider" observations about the HUT activities, the Eurasia Daily Monitor reported Thursday.
Meteleva said she had been ...