They belonged to the Islamic Jihad Union, a shadowy group rooted in Uzbekistan and linked to al-Qaeda, and are said to have received training at camps in Pakistan last year.
Članovi su Islamske džihad unije, tajnovite skupine koja vuče korijene iz Uzbekistana i koja je povezana s al-Qaedom, a smatra se kako su obuku prošli u kampovima u Pakistanu prošle godine.