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Jamaat-Shibir men clash with cops

Vehicles vandalised; 30 hurt

Staff Correspondent
At least 30 people were injured as participants in a procession of Jamaat-e-lslami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir yesterday clashed with police, blasted cocktails, threw brick chips and vandalised vehicles on the capital's DIT road.
The injured included passengers of the
vehicles and pedestrians.
Police fired around 30 rubber bullets and 20 teargas canisters to bring the situation under control. The law enforcers detained at least seven persons from the spot.
Traffic movement on Malibagh-Rampura stretch of the road and its
adjacent roads remained suspended for around an hour from 4:00pm, causing a severe traffic jam. Shops downed their shutters and houses closed their doors as panic prevailed in the area at the time.
The Jamaat-Shibir men brought out the procession demanding release of top Jamaat leaders being tried on war crimes charges.
Witnesses said 300 to 400 Jamaat-Shibir activists in a procession suddenly appeared on DIT road at Malibagh in the afternoon and marched up to Rampura. As police intercepted the procession, the activists attacked them, resulting in a clash.
Participants in the procession blasted several cocktails, threw brick chips at the law enforcers and vandalised at least five vehicles. Police then swung into action.
"Police had to fire rubber bullets and teargas canisters to bring the situation under control", Anwar Hossain, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said when contacted.
Meanwhile, in a statement later, Jamaat claimed that police attacked its men who brought out a procession as part of an earlier announced programme, demanding release of their leaders and activists.
The party claimed that more than 100 of its leaders and activists were injured in the police action.
In Chapainawabganj, the district unit of Jamaat last night announced a three-day programme including hartal on Saturday protesting , what it claimed police firing on the party leaders and activists in Dhaka that left city unit secretary Nurul Islam Babu. He hails from the district, reports our correspondent.
Our Chittagong office reports: Police yesterday foiled a procession of Jamaat-Shibir.
About 150 Jamaat-Shibir men brought out the procession from the port city's Colonel Hat area and marched up to AK Khan Intersection.
The procession chanted slogans against war crimes trial and demanded release of the Jamaat leaders under trial.
As the law enforcers rushed to the spot to prevent any destructive activities, the Jamaat-Shibir men fled the scene, said Arefin Jewel, assistant commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.
Our Staff correspondent in Rajshahi adds: Police dispersed a Jamaat-Shibir procession at Oloka intersection in the city yesterday afternoon and picked up six persons.
Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Boalia police station, said police resorted to baton charge on the procession as some of the participants in it threw stones at them.