Man blows self up near Bangladesh airport, Islamic State claims attack

 

A security personnel talks over a walky-talky while others stand guard in front of the spot where a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

 

DHAKA (Reuters) - A man carrying a bomb blew himself up in front of a police checkpoint near Bangladesh's international airport on Friday, in a blast claimed by Islamic State.

 

The militant group said it killed many officers and wounded others, an account not confirmed by authorities.

 

The blast was the third incident involving explosives in the capital in a week.

 

Police shot and killed a suspected militant who tried to cross a security checkpoint on a motorcycle armed with explosives in Dhaka's Khilgaon area on Saturday.

 

A day before that, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a security forces base, again near Dhaka's airport, injuring two police officers.

 

The militants named this Friday's attacker as Abu Mohammed al-Bengali and said he had detonated his explosive jacket in the midst of police officers it dismissed as "apostates" in a message posted on supporters' social media accounts.

 

Dhaka city police chief, Asaduzzaman Mia, gave a different account at the scene, telling reporters the man had been carrying the bomb which exploded as he tried to hide it from police.

 

Islamic State and Al Qaeda have made competing claims over killings of foreigners, liberals and members of religious minorities in Bangladesh, a mostly Muslim country of 160 million people.

 

Authorities have consistently ruled out the presence of such groups, blaming domestic militants instead.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-03-25

Blew himself up, no one else? Hopefully this will be a trend.

 

1 hour ago, canuckamuck said:

Blew himself up, no one else? Hopefully this will be a trend.

 

Hoho, yes, absolutely.

Question is: will he still get his 73yr old virgin ... ? 

He will probably get his virgins only to realize viagra doesn't transcend into the after life.. Destined to a life of frustration lol

Man blows self up near Bangladesh airport

 

Well done, but couldn't you do it at home?

Keep up the good work........

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Blew himself up, no one else? Hopefully this will be a trend.

 

Why not the trend of " Doing this " inside that domed building where he first got the idea ?