BISHKEK, March 13 ( Xinhua ) -- Police officers of Kyrgyzstan detained seven members of the banned religious extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir in the country's Chui oblast, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported on Monday.
The age of detainees varies from 21 to 40 years old.
During the investigations carried out at the living places of the detainees, the police seized an extremist literature, electronic storage media, office equipment, including a computer, three laptops, a camera and other electronic devices, the report said.
The activity of Hizb ut-Tahrir was officially banned in Kyrgyzstan, in Central Asian countries and in Russia.
