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Bangladesh arrests 5 suspected militants in SE
Authorities say security agents have arrested five suspected Islamic militants in southeastern Bangladesh and seized bomb-making materials.
Updated on: Sep 28, 2009, 11:02:38 IST
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Authorities say security agents have arrested five suspected Islamic militants in southeastern Bangladesh and seized bomb-making materials.
Bangladesh's anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion says the suspects were arrested Sunday in a forest in Khagrachari district, 110 miles (175 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Dhaka. Security commander Col. Mizanur Rahman said Monday that it is believed the suspects belong to the banned radical Islamic group Jumatul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
Rahman said agents also seized explosives and bomb-making materials from the men.
Jumatul Mujahideen Bangladesh seeks to establish Islamic law in Muslim-majority Bangladesh and was blamed for countrywide bombings that killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens in 2005.
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