Claim: With regards to the terrorism in Uzbekistan, in which three of the largest happened in 1999, 2000, and 2004, the government attributed the unrest to Islamic extremist groups and estimated that 187 people died.
Evidence: The largest terrorist attacks were the 1999 Tashkent bombings, the IMU invasions of 2000-2001, and the Tashkent attacks of March and July 2004. The Uzbek government attributed the unrest to Islamic extremist groups classed as terrorist organizations in Uzbekistan. The Uzbek government estimated that 187 people (94 terrorists, 60 civilians, 31 policemen and two others) died, and that 76 terrorists were injured.