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12 injured in B desh mosque attack
Sat, Apr 10 2021 12:08:08 PM
By Sumi Khan
Dhaka, Apr 10 (IANS): At least 12 people were injured in an attack staged by members of the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit at a mosque in Bangladesh s Gaibandha district.
Police claimed the incident in Sundarganj area took place on Friday afternoon due to a conflict over the Silamoni mosque s management committee.
Motlob Uddin, the mosque s Imam, said the attackers had long been identified themselves as Hefazat activists.
The militants snatched the microphone from the Imam after the Friday prayers and threatened the devotees to go out and support the Hefazat s violence.
The militants attacked the devotees when they tried to intervene, Imam (the priest) Motlob informed the police.
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