Bomb injures 13 in Bangladesh, ruling party MP escapes unhurt

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Oct 21, 2009, 19:12 GMT

Dhaka - A ruling party lawmaker escaped unhurt from a terrorist attack, which left at least 13 people injured in Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday, police said. Unidentified attackers threw a powerful bomb just behind the car of Fazle Noor Taposh, an MP of the ruling Awami League party and one of the close relatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed, as he left his private office for the evening. The explosion ripped out his car's rear windows and injured passersby and party deputies, said Wahidul Alam Arif, a member of the politician's personal staff. The blast also left a hole on the busy street, police said. The injured were being treated in different city hospitals. 'We are looking into what kind of bomb it was and who was responsible for the attack,' the chief of Bangladesh Police, Noor Mohammad, said. Security has been beefed up across Bangladesh capital following the attack while the ruling party activists brought out processions protesting the attack.

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