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Banned Group Leader Nabbed In Raid; JMB Suspects Said To Be In Contact With ISIS, AQ

July 28 2015

Bangladesh

Police in Bangladesh have arrested eight suspected Islamic militants as part of a crackdown on extremist groups, reports the World Bulletin (Turkey).

Police raided hideouts in the Dhaka, the nation's capital, overnight on Monday, said a police commissioner. Explosives and other bomb-making materials were seized.

The militants were plotting to killed important state authorities and free their own leaders from jail, said the commissioner on Tuesday.

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