Colonel Begejan Akhmedov from Kyrgyzstan\'s National Security Service (SNB) has said that the extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir has 3,000 supporters in Kyrgyzstan and 10,000 in Central Asia. Akhmedov said, \"Intelligence shows that cell leaders are placing more and more significance on teaching the use of weapons and explosives.\" He noted that SNB officers frequently find weapons and ammunition in addition to radical literature when making arrests. Akhmedov said that members contribute 10 percent of their earnings to the organization and that Hizb ut-Tahrir is increasing ties between the organization\'s branches throughout Central Asia and those in Russia. (Asia Plus-Blitz)