DUSHANBE (July 28 2009): Officials say two small explosions have hit the Tajik capital before a high-profile meeting between the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Russia, injuring no one. The incidents highlighted concerns about security in this Central Asian nation, which has recently seen clashes between troops and militants in areas near the Afghan border.

The Prosecutor General’s office said one of the explosions occurred Sunday outside a hotel several blocks away from the presidential palace. Another went off near a luggage storage facility of a local airport. Investigators have declined to comment on who might have been behind the attacks.