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At least 3 dead in bomb attack on Muslim prayer gathering in Bangladesh
Source: Washington Post
At least 3 dead in bomb attack on Muslim prayer gathering in Bangladesh
By Annie Gowen July 7 at 6:46 AM
NEW DELHI — Assailants armed with crude bombs and sharp weapons attacked a security checkpoint at a large prayer gathering of Muslims in Bangladesh on Thursday, killing at least three people, police said.
The attack came with Bangladesh still in mourning — and authorities on high alert — after a devastating terror siege last week, in which militants took hostages at a popular cafe, hacking 20 people to death and killing two police officers in an attack claimed by the Islamic State. Many of the captives killed were foreigners.
There was no immediate assertion of responsibility for the latest bloodshed, but the Islamic State had vowed to carry out more violence. It also shattered hopes that the Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim celebration which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, would be peaceful after a week of bloodshed in Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq.
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By Annie Gowen July 7 at 6:46 AM
NEW DELHI — Assailants armed with crude bombs and sharp weapons attacked a security checkpoint at a large prayer gathering of Muslims in Bangladesh on Thursday, killing at least three people, police said.
The attack came with Bangladesh still in mourning — and authorities on high alert — after a devastating terror siege last week, in which militants took hostages at a popular cafe, hacking 20 people to death and killing two police officers in an attack claimed by the Islamic State. Many of the captives killed were foreigners.
There was no immediate assertion of responsibility for the latest bloodshed, but the Islamic State had vowed to carry out more violence. It also shattered hopes that the Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim celebration which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, would be peaceful after a week of bloodshed in Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/at-least-three-dead-in-bomb-attack-on-muslim-prayer-gathering-in-bangladesh/2016/07/07/8590c624-8952-4ecf-806b-cdf7aca4dee0_story.html
