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Bangladesh releases images of 9 dead militant suspects

Xinhua, July 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Police in Bangladesh capital Dhaka have released images of nine persons killed in a raid on a hideout of banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in capital Dhaka.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) published the images of the militant suspects, aged from 20 to 24, in its Facebook page and made a plea to the people to provide information on them.

Bangladesh law enforcers on Tuesday conducted the raid on the hideout of banned JMB, which is campaigning for establishment of Islamic rule in Bangladesh.

A.K.M. Shahidul Hoque, inspector general of Bangladesh Police, had earlier said the banned militant outfit plotted to carry out an attack similar to a July 1 attack in Dhaka's Gulshan diplomatic area in which 20 people were killed when armed gunmen stormed a restaurant, to boast about their existence.

Bangladeshi law enforcers has stepped up its efforts in fighting terrorism and militancy. Endit