Thursday 7 July 2016

Two killed in suspected militant attack at Eid gathering in Bangladesh

At least two people, including a policeman, were killed when a group of suspected radical Islamists hurled homemade bombs at security men guarding Eid prayers in Bangladesh on Thursday, officials said.The attack occurred when about 300,000 people gathered in Kishoreganj, about 90 km north of the capital of Dhaka, to offer prayers on Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramzan.Bangladesh information minister said the target of the attack was a police convoy patrolling the religious gathering. The blast killed one police officer and one other person, Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said.“Up to nine police constables have been injured in the attack,” Inu told Indian broadcaster CNN-News 18.

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