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A 'suicide bomber' has died in a blast after entering a makeshift camp of the Rapid Action Battalion in Dhaka's Ashkona.
He jumped over the boundary of the site for building the elite police unit's new headquarters at around 1pm Friday, said RAB spokesperson Mufti Mahmud Khan.
"The unidentified intruder tried to escape when RAB personnel challenged him. That is when the explosion happened. He died when the bomb on his body exploded," he told reporters gathered outside the camp location.
He said workers and personnel were present at the site when the blast happened.
"Two of our personnel have been slightly injured. They are recovering at the Combined Military Hospital," said Khan.
RAB bomb disposal teams were sweeping the area in an effort to secure it.
"We have not recovered any items from the man's body. Our priority is to secure the area and make sure if he was carrying anything else with him."
When asked whether they suspected any particular militant group, he said: "It cannot be confirmed immediately. But the nature of the attack indicates that the man was from an extremist group."
The construction site for the RAB's new offices is enclosed by a boundary of grill and concrete, said Khan. It has an entrance which leads to a yard with few storage areas.
"Some of our administration officers stay here to look after the construction work."
The intruder, he said, climbed over a spot on the boundary which has a washing area where personnel bathe and hang their clothes.
Yellow police tape now separated a section of that area, around 50 yards away from the entrance. An ambulance with tinted windows was seen leaving the camp around 2pm.
RAB and police officials arrived at camp for the incident that took place on a weekend. A resident named 'Sultan' said he heard the blast just before Friday prayers.
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/03/17/suicide-bomber-dies-in-blast-outside-dhaka-rab-camp
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He jumped over the boundary of the site for building the elite police unit's new headquarters at around 1pm Friday, said RAB spokesperson Mufti Mahmud Khan.
"The unidentified intruder tried to escape when RAB personnel challenged him. That is when the explosion happened. He died when the bomb on his body exploded," he told reporters gathered outside the camp location.
He said workers and personnel were present at the site when the blast happened.
"Two of our personnel have been slightly injured. They are recovering at the Combined Military Hospital," said Khan.
RAB bomb disposal teams were sweeping the area in an effort to secure it.
"We have not recovered any items from the man's body. Our priority is to secure the area and make sure if he was carrying anything else with him."
When asked whether they suspected any particular militant group, he said: "It cannot be confirmed immediately. But the nature of the attack indicates that the man was from an extremist group."
The construction site for the RAB's new offices is enclosed by a boundary of grill and concrete, said Khan. It has an entrance which leads to a yard with few storage areas.
"Some of our administration officers stay here to look after the construction work."
The intruder, he said, climbed over a spot on the boundary which has a washing area where personnel bathe and hang their clothes.
Yellow police tape now separated a section of that area, around 50 yards away from the entrance. An ambulance with tinted windows was seen leaving the camp around 2pm.
RAB and police officials arrived at camp for the incident that took place on a weekend. A resident named 'Sultan' said he heard the blast just before Friday prayers.
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/03/17/suicide-bomber-dies-in-blast-outside-dhaka-rab-camp
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So it begins.
