20130905 Bangladesh Mysterious fire at Bogra BEM den
Bangladesh Sep 05 2013 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Mysterious fire at Bogra BEM den
Updated: 2013-09-06
Our Correspondent, Bogra
A fire broke out at “Dewan Bari” a rented house of a new militant organisation styled BEM, at Thanthania in Bogra town on early yesterday.
Being informed by locals, fire-fighters rushed to the spot, entered the house by breaking the lock of the main gate and extinguished the blaze at around 5:30am, police said.
Dewan Shohel Rana, senior station master of Bogra Fire Service, said the cause of the fire could be known after investigation.
Squad Commander of Rab-12 ASP Abu Sayeed said there was no possibility of originating fire at the house from a short circuit as the electric cables were stolen from there a few days ago.
The fugitive members of BEM might set fire to the house to destroy the evidence of their activities, the commander added.
Rab personnel raided the house in Thanthania area on August 22 and seized a China-made AK-22 semi-automatic rifle and a magazine with 15 bullets, a Germany-made GSG-522 sports rifle and a magazine with 22 bullets, a US-made pistol with a magazine and 35 bullets and five US-made Saber knives, which are usually used by commandos, special forces and hunters.
They also arrested three militant suspects and seized one rifle target scope, two bayonets, three daggers, a hammer, two axes, one cleaver, 29 iron rods, a toolkit for repairing weapons alongside several Jihadi books, leaflets and notes.
The arrestees are now on remand in two out of three cases filed by Rab-12 with Bogra Police Station on the day.
Websource:The Daily Star
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Date:2013-09-06
Country:Bangladesh