Uzbek forces capture Islamic rebel leader

Breaking through a wooden gate and firing only a single warning shot, Uzbek forces recaptured a local leader who had proclaimed plans for an Islamic state - quelling what appeared to be the last open resistance to the government.

Meanwhile, the Uzbek foreign ministry condemned neighbouring Kyrgyzstan for letting more than 500 Uzbeks flee the violence cross the border, and said weak controls had led to "serious riots" and actions staged by religious groups.