Block Raid by Cops
Crude bombs explode on roof of Shibir office
Police cordon off an office of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chattogram city on Saturday, November 3, 2018 after multiple explosions reported inside it. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Three crude bombs exploded on the roof of a building housing Shibir office during a block raid by police in Chattogram's DC Road area last evening.
A team of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) reached Al-Isra Bhaban, which houses the city unit of Shibir office on its third floor, around 7:00pm, said police.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The explosion started taking place an hour later, said Mehedi Hasan, a deputy commissioner (DC) of CMP.
The DC suspected that someone exploded the crude bombs sensing the presence of law enforcers and fled away.
Afterwards, a team of bomb disposal unit rushed to the spot and found six crude bombs and some other kinds of explosives, said the police official.
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