Protesters storm Bangladesh jail, free 'hundreds': police officer

Protesters storm Bangladesh jail, free 'hundreds': police officer
Friday 19 July 2024 - 14:06

Student protesters in the central Bangladeshi district of Narsingdi stormed a jail Friday and freed hundreds of inmates before setting it on fire, a police officer told AFP.

“The inmates fled the jail and the protesters set the jail on fire,” the police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “I don’t know the number of inmates, but it would be in the hundreds.”

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