'Serve Alcohol Or Go Bust!': Halal Restaurants In Uzbek Capital Closed In Crackdown

Uzbek authorities have closed at least 10 restaurants that don't serve alcohol and advertise themselves as having "halal food." The restaurant owners say that security officials told them if they agree to sell alcoholic drinks, their businesses will reopen.

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