Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 20 in an assault Friday on an Islamic seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, heightening tensions in the settlements after the recent shooting of a community leader.
BALUKHALI, Bangladesh -
Four people were killed instantly in Friday's attack at the Darul Ulum Nadwatul Ulama al Islamia madrassa.Police did not say how many people were wounded but a medic with Doctors Without Borders who requested anonymity said about 20 people were hurt. Security forces sent reinforcements to immediately seal off the camp, which houses more than 27,000 people. Camp residents shared images on social media of bodies on the floor of the madrassa.
ARSA is the militant group behind attacks on Myanmar security forces in 2017 that set off a military clampdown and a mass exodus into Bangladesh by 740,000 Rohingya. It has condemned Ullah's killing in a Twitter statement and denied any involvement.
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