Four killed as police fire on Bangladesh protesters

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DHAKA (AFP) - At least four people were killed and nearly 50 injured Sunday (Oct 20) after police fired on thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims protesting a Facebook post by a Hindu who allegedly defamed the Prophet Mohammed, officials said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DHAKA - At least four people were killed and nearly 50 injured Sunday after police fired on thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims protesting a Facebook post by a Hindu who allegedly defamed the Prophet Mohammed, officials said.

Some 20,000 Muslims demonstrated at a prayer ground in Borhanuddin town on the country's largest island of Bhola to call for the execution of the young Hindu man, who was arrested Saturday over charges of inciting religious tension."At least four people were killed and up to 50 people were injured," police inspector Salahuddin Mia told AFP.

In 2016, angry Muslims attacked Hindu temples in an eastern town over a Facebook post was put up allegedly mocking one of Islam's holiest sites.

 

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