Bangladesh: Islamist party men attack police

Bangladesh: Islamist party men attack police
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Summary Police official says several vehicles have either been set on fire or vandalized during the attack.


DHAKA: Hundreds of supporters of Bangladesh s main Islamic party have attacked police in a busy commercial district in the nation s capital, leaving many including at least eight security officials injured.

 

Dhaka Metropolitan police official Abul Hossain says the activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami party beat police officers Monday after their procession was challenged in Dhaka s Motijheel area.

 

The party has been demanding a halt to the trials of its top leaders facing charges of crimes against humanity involving the nation s 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

 

Hossain says several vehicles have either been set on fire or vandalized during the attack.  

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