According to the Associated Press, an “extremist group” carried out yesterday’s suicide bombings in Uzbekistan, at the US and Israeli embassies.

An “extremist group.” No mention of Islam, or Muslims. Maybe they were Buddhists? Extremist Group Blamed for Uzbek Attacks.

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - An extremist group blamed in attacks that killed 47 people earlier this year orchestrated suicide bombings Friday against the U.S. and Israeli embassies and the Uzbek chief prosecutor’s office, an anti-terrorism official said Saturday.

The latest attacks, which killed three people, were retaliation for the continuing trial of 15 suspects, allegedly linked to al-Qaida, in the attacks four months ago, Tashkent police anti-terrorism chief Oleg Bichenov told The Associated Press.

“It is connected to the trial and has been carried out by remnants of the same group,” Bichenov said. “These are links in one chain.”

The first trial for those attacks — which hit in late March and early April — began Monday in Uzbekistan’s Supreme Court. The defendants have all pleaded guilty and said the U.S. and Israeli embassies were among planned targets for their extremist group, known as Jamoat, which means “society” in Uzbek, planned to attack.

They have said the group ran training camps in Pakistan where they were taught by Arabs who the government says were al-Qaida instructors.