The Uzbek government blamed Islamic militants and responded with massive arrests and torture of pious Muslims .
In 1999 , six car bombs exploded over one and a half hours in the Uzbekistan capital , Tashkent killing sixteen and injuring over 120 .
The Uzbekistan government blamed Islamic militants and responded with massive arrests and torture of pious Muslims .
In 1999 , six car bombs exploded over one and a half hours in the Uzbekistan capital , Tashkent killing sixteen and injuring over 120 .