 He said that because terrorists had taken over government buildings and prisons, Karimov could not have responded otherwise to the unrest, and other governments had taken similar action in the past.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.