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Suspected Islamist militants kill Hindu priest in Bangladesh

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 21, 2016 10:49

Updated: FEBRUARY 21, 2016 10:50

DHAKA - Suspected Islamist militants stabbed and killed a Hindu priest at a temple in Bangladesh on Sunday, and shot and injured a devotee who went to his aid, police said.

Bangladesh has suffered a wave of Islamist militant violence in recent months, including a series of bomb attacks on mosques and Hindu temples.

Some of the attacks have been claimed by Islamic State, which has also said it is behind the killings of a Japanese citizen, an Italian aid worker and a policeman.

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