Five people were injured seriously as two tigers coming from India swooped on them at village Basnahar in Ranishankoil upazila yesterday, police said.

The tigers attacked them before Magrib prayer, said Ranishankoil Police Station officer-in-charge. The injured are Helal, 12, son of Yasin Ali, Sarwar, 16, son of Abdus Sattar, Abdul Pagla,40, son of Jonaku, Arifur Rahaman,14, and Nurul Islam,30, all of the same village, he said.

Of the injured, Arifur, Anwar, Helal and Nurul Islam were admitted to Ranishankoil Health Complexfortreatment.

As soon as the news of attack by tigers spread all over, hundreds of people including a 12-member police team encircled a graveyard where the animals took shelter. People set fire to;bushes in the surrounding area. Police sought help of firefighters to catch the tigers.