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| Aug 21 attack was aimed at killing Hasina |
| 2008-04-26 |
| Harkat ul Jihad (Huji) leader Arif Hasan Sumon in his confessional statement yesterday said that they made the grenade attack on the Awami League rally on August 21 in 2004 for killing Awami League president Sheikh Hasina. But the attempt failed because of too much hurry, he said before a magistrate confessing to his involvement in the grenade attack that killed 24 people and injured 300 others. Huji leader Sumon, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on April 12 from his Mohammadpur residence, gave the confessional statement on the 12th day of his remand in phases. CID assistant superintendent of police Fazlul Kabir produced Suman before the court at noon where he gave the confessional statement before Chief Metropolitan magistrate Ismat Ara for about three hours. According to the court sources, Suman disclosed that he threw two grenades and one of it exploded. At least 12 people took part in the attack and after the incident, he left the scene by a bus. As their mission failed, Huji boss Mufti Hannan rebuked them for it, he added. Huji leader Suman also admitted that he had planted a bomb at the Ramna Batamul as part of their 'test case'. According to CID sources, before his arrest, he had planned to flee to South Africa where one of the masterminds of the attack Maulana Tajuddin is believed to be hiding. Checking two passports of Sumon, investigators found that he recently obtained visas for South Africa and Zimbabwe. |
| Posted by:Fred |