News
No. 07/2013, Saturday, January 26, 2013
BENGALI
settlers last night attacked two Jumma villages in Matiranga of Khgrachari
district, burning down a number of houses, following the shooting down of a
brick-kiln worker and wounding two others by unidentified gunmen.
According
to various sources, the shooting incident took place at 7:45pm at Bot-toli Number 10 in Matiranga Purashava, resulting in
the death of Farook Hossain, 35, a brick-kiln worker. Two others, Abul Hossain
and Shahajahan, were also wounded.
Following
this incident, the settlers attacked Horidhan Marma Para and Hemongo Karbari
Para, about 5-6 miles north-east of Matiranga town, setting fire to the Jumma
houses.
“The
settlers came, shouting anti-Jumma slogans, and we fled our homes in fear”, a
villager of Horidhan Para told chtnews.com.
However,
he could not say how many houses have been burnt down.
Another
source said Jummas from three villages fled their homes and took refuge in the
jungle.
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