IS claims responsibility for attack on Chattogram police box

Two policemen and a kid were injured in the blast

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01 March, 2020, 12:20 am

Last modified: 01 March, 2020, 12:27 am

Photo of the police box where the blast took place/Collected

Middle-East-based militant organisation Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for Friday's bomb attack on a police box in Chattogram, said terrorism watchdog SITE Intelligence Group.

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Two policemen and a kid were injured in the blast in Sholoshohor area of the port city at 8:30pm.

Tight security measures have been taken in all police establishments including police boxes and stations in Chattogram after the blast.

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The evidences have been sent to Dhaka for further investigation, Chattogram Metropolitan Police's Additional Commissioner Amena Begum said.

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