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Bomb attacks in Bangladesh mosque leave 1 dead, over 100 injured

24 October 2015 09:28 (UTC +04:00)

The incident occurred at Huseni Dalan, an important 17th century learning center for Shiites in the old part of Dhaka, the Associated Press (AP) reported. A 12-year-old boy was killed in the bomb attack and those wounded were treated, local police chief Aziz Ahmed told AP.

Five bombs were reportedly thrown at the procession and police seized two of those explosives. "We've recovered two unexploded bombs. These are like explosive devices and almost like grenades and fitted with batteries,” police official Azizul Haq told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Attacks on Shiites in Sunni-majority Bangladesh have been rare, and the minority community is not generally discriminated against. "Given the nature of attacks, I think this has been done to create chaos in the country. It is a sabotage," Dhaka's senior police official Asaduzzamn Mia said, according to AP.