1 killed, 6 injured as Myanmar fires mortar shells in Bangladesh
India Today
Locals said that bullets landed in a thicket beside the house of one Shah Alam in Konarpara, creating panic among local people.
At least one person was killed and six others ,including a Rohingya child, sustained critical injuries in firing and mortar shelling from across the Myanmar border in Gumdhum of Bandarban on Friday.
The mortar shells landed in no man’s land, injuring three Rohingya people in the evening. One of them, Md Iqbal, 17, succumbed to injuries, Deputy Commissioner Yasmin Parvin Tibrizi said.
Locals said that bullets landed in a thicket beside the house of one Shah Alam in Konarpara, creating panic among local people.
Earlier in the day, a Bangladeshi youth was injured in a landmine explosion along the Headmanpara border area at Tumbru. The injured has been identified as 22-year-old Athwaing Tangchangya. He lost one of his legs in the explosion.
The incident took place at around 3:15 pm on Friday near pillar No 35 of the Myanmar border. Locals said Athwaing went near the border area to bring his cattle home when he stepped onto a landmine.
Athwaing was first admitted to Kutupalong MSF Hospital and then Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital. He was later referred to Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
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