Cumilla journo injured in AL infighting
A journalist was injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League during general secretary Obaidul Quader's speech at the triennial conference of the Cumilla city unit.
The injured is Photojournalist M Sadek of Prothom Alo.
The clash erupted at the beginning of the rally around 12pm Saturday (5 November). Shootings and cocktail explosions took place while Quader was speaking.
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Sadek told The Business Standard that he rushed to the Kandirpar intersection adjacent to the venue of the conference hearing the sounds of multiple explosions.
He got injured after a sprinter from the cocktail explosion struck his neck. He is undergoing treatment in a private hospital.
District Police Superintendent Abdul Mannan said that there was a chase between two factions but the police dispersed them.
The situation is calm now, he said.
"The police did not shoot. I do not know how the journalist was injured. I will look into the matter," he added.
