Two militants die in suicide blasts during Bangladesh raid

Dhaka, Dec 24: Two militants, a female and a boy, were killed in separate suicide blasts when Bangladesh Police raided their hideout here on Saturday. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said “the woman and the teege boy” from Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh blew themselves up despite repeated requests to surrender, Xinhua news agency reported. According to the minister, a minor girl also suffered splinter injuries when the woman killed herself. Earlier in the day, four persons surrendered to Dhaka Police along with a pistol and several bullets. (IANS)