Female suicide bomber blows herself up in Dhaka, 2 killed
11:55PM Sat 24 Dec, 2016
Two militants, a female and a boy, were killed in separate suicide blasts when Bangladesh Police raided their hideout here on Saturday.
Counter terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) concluded their operation after 2 militants - a woman and a teenager were killed in separate blasts and another four - two women and two children came out of the building and surrendered before the law enforcers.
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A minor girl, who suffered splinter injuries when the woman killed herself, has been taken to the hospital.
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Earlier, the militants hurled two hand-bombs from the building around 12:25 pm, which wounded Police Inspector Shafi Ahmed of bomb disposal unit.
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In retaliation, the police also fired tear shells in the building.
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Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of the counterterrorism unit of DMP, Sanwar Hossain said that a militant exploded a bomb tied to her body killing herself on the spot.
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Earlier, a team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit raided the three-storey building named Surja Villa and cordoned it off around 2:00 am, suspecting presence of militants, said DMP Commissioner.
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Around 9:45 am, the four surrendered to the police along with a pistol and several bullets when the police, using a loudspeaker, asked the them to surrender.
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Police started their operation around 12:30 pm on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and IGP AKM Shahidul Hoque also reached the spot.
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Kamal formally announced the end of the operation adding that despite their request to militants to surrender, a woman and a teenage boy blew themselves up.
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He also lauded the law enforcing agencies for handing the operation effectively.
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