Cocktail bomb explodes at Fulbarigate in Khulna
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A cocktail bomb exploded on Fulbarigate Road in Khulna at around 3:30 pm on Saturday.
No casualties were reported in the incident. Police recovered one unexploded cocktail bomb and fragments of the exploded device from the scene.
According to police, a convoy of the 11-Party Alliance’s long march departed from Shibbari intersection in Khulna for Phultala. Local residents heard the sound of an explosion in the Fulbarigate area around half an hour before the convoy reached the area.
After receiving the information, police went to the scene and recovered one unexploded cocktail bomb along with fragments of the exploded device.
Khan Jahan Ali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Abul Bashar said, “Those involved in the incident have not yet been identified. Police are investigating the matter. Extensive security measures have been taken in the area following the incident.”
