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Ten Terrorists Killed in Banglabattle
 At least 10 members of a terror gang including its leader were killed in a gunbattle with the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Raozan in the southeastern Chittagong district early yesterday. Members of the Jane Alam Bahini, named after its leader, were killed in the shootout that erupted when the terrorists opened fire on the security forces. Acting on a tip-off, the RAB raided a home where the criminals were hiding at a hillock village, some five kilometers from the sub-district headquarters. Jane Alam and other terrorists were in the house when the RAB members swooped on them, the sources said. Two members of the RAB were wounded during the fight, police said.Battalion officers recovered seven firearms, including one AK-47 rifle, as well as a large quantity of ammunition after killing 10 members of the gang believed involved in robbery and kidnapping, officials said. "We are pursuing criminals all over the country, trying to eliminate them," battalion commander Lt. Col. Emdad Haque told Reuters. Deployed to tackle spreading crime, the battalion has killed five criminals in Chittagong district in the past two months, police said. Posted by: Fred 2004-10-01 |
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