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| 7 killed, 23 burnt in petrol bomb attack on bus in Comilla |
| 2015-02-04 |
| [PRIMENEWS.BD] Comilla: At least seven people have been roasted alive and over twenty others sustained burn injuries in an arson attack on a night coach at Jogmohonpur area under Chouddagram upazila in the district early Tuesday. Five of the dear departed were identified as Nuruzzaman Patul and his daughter Maisa of Jessore district, Asma begum and her son Shanta of Narsingdi and Yasuf of Cox's Bazar. The identities of the other deceased could not be known immediately. The corpse count may rise in the incident as the condition of five of the injured was stated o be critical. Several of the injured were taken to the burn unit of Dhaka medical College Hospital. Monir Hossain, assistant director of Comilla Fire Service and Civil Defence, said: "Miscreants hurled petrol bombs at a Dhaka-bound night coach of Icon Paribahan from Cox's Bazar on Dhaka-Chittagong highway around 3:30am, leaving seven passengers dead on the spot and 16 others injured." Following information four units of Fire Service rushed to the spot and doused the fire. The injured were rushed to Comilla Medical College and Hospital and Chouddagram Upazila Health Complex, added the official. |
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