Gunmen attack mourners in Bangladesh, kill 5

IANS  |  Dhaka 

Gunmen attacked mourners on Friday at a funeral in Bangladesh's southeastern killing five people and injuring six others.

The victims were attending the funeral for a slain when gunshots rang out at around 12.20 p.m., reported.

Alamgir Kabir, the of Police in Rangamati where the incident happened, told the media that unknown attackers opened fire on the mourners, leaving four dead on the spot. Another person who was seriously injured died at a hospital, he said.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

--IANS

ahm/mr

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Fri, May 04 2018. 17:48 IST