chtnews.com
News No.
26/2018 : Wednesday, February 21, 2018
AN ARMED
terrorist attack on members of the United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF) by
army-backed Nobyo Mukhosh Bahini vigilante group has left one UPDF activist
dead and three others wounded in Dighinala under Khagrachari district.
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vigilantes led by Lun Kumar Tripura attacked UPDF activists at Chattrabus area
in Jamtoli, about three kilometers south-west of Dighinala Upazila
headquarters, at 9:15 a. m. today.
‘Some of
the terrorists were clad in military fatigues while others in olive-green
uniform,’ a UPDF activist who survived the deadly attack told chtnews.com.
The UPDF
activists were having breakfast when the attack took place, he added.
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terrorists opened fire indiscriminately at them, leaving Super Chakma, 23,
dead.
The
attack also left three others wounded. They are Anil Tripura, 40, Milon
Tripura, 28, and Rubel Chakma 26.
Of them,
Anil Tripura has been admitted to a local hospital in a critical condition.
The army
provided protection to the terrorists during the attack and took full control
of the area after allowing a safe passage for them.
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