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Blast after Ashura ceremony damages Bangladesh shrine
By: Hussain H. Sohrwardi
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Sometime after
thousands of Husseini mourners ended Ashura program at a century-old
Shaidingi shrine in Bangladesh, a powerful bomb ripped through it
badly damaging the structure of the shrine.
The blast occurred Sunday night in the northeastern district of
Moulvibazar, some 300 km from here.
Police and locals said the bomb exploded at about 8:15pm after
thousands of people had left Prithimpasa Nawab Bari where the local
Shia community arranged an Ashura program.
Police said they had arrested three people, including a student and a
teacher belonging to two Islamic seminaries.
A senior police officer in Moulvibazar said a portion of the shrine's
roof was blown up in the explosion.
A team of Bangladesh Army's explosive experts from Comilla had visited
the scene and recovered splinters from the spot. Team leader Captain
Manjur confirmed it to be a hand grenade.
Thousands of Husseini mourners took out processions across Bangladesh
on the occasion of first ten days of Muharram and the government said
it had beefed up security.
Muharram marks the unlawful slaughter of Imam Hussein (AS), grandson
of the Prophet Hazret Muhammad (SW), in 680 AD.
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