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An elderly Buddhist monk was found hacked to death on Saturday in Bangladesh, police said, the latest in a spate of murders of religious minorities and secular activists in the Muslim-majority nation.An elderly Buddhist monk was found hacked to death on Saturday in Bangladesh, police said, the latest in a spate of murders of religious minorities and secular activists in the Muslim-majority nation.
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No group has yet claimed responsibility, although the killing in the remote southeastern district of Bandarban appeared to bear a resemblance to several recent murders by suspected Islamist militants.No group has yet claimed responsibility, although the killing in the remote southeastern district of Bandarban appeared to bear a resemblance to several recent murders by suspected Islamist militants.
“Villagers found Bhante (monk) Maung Shue U Chak’s dead body in a pool of blood inside the Buddhist temple this morning. He was hacked to death,” Jashim Uddin, deputy police chief of Bandarban, said.“Villagers found Bhante (monk) Maung Shue U Chak’s dead body in a pool of blood inside the Buddhist temple this morning. He was hacked to death,” Jashim Uddin, deputy police chief of Bandarban, said.
Uddin said the monk, thought to be 75, appeared to have been attacked by at least four people at the Buddhist temple in Baishari, around 350km (220 miles) southeast of Dhaka early on Saturday morning.Uddin said the monk, thought to be 75, appeared to have been attacked by at least four people at the Buddhist temple in Baishari, around 350km (220 miles) southeast of Dhaka early on Saturday morning.
“We saw human footprints in the temple and found that four to five people entered the compound,” he added.“We saw human footprints in the temple and found that four to five people entered the compound,” he added.
Suspected Islamists have been blamed for or claimed responsibility in dozens of murders of Sufi, Shiite and Ahmadi Muslims, Hindus, Christians and foreigners in recent years.Suspected Islamists have been blamed for or claimed responsibility in dozens of murders of Sufi, Shiite and Ahmadi Muslims, Hindus, Christians and foreigners in recent years.
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The Isis group and a Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaida have said they carried out several of the killings.The Isis group and a Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaida have said they carried out several of the killings.
However the secular government in Dhaka denies Isis and al-Qaida are behind the attacks, saying they have no known presence in Bangladesh, and blames the killings on homegrown militants.However the secular government in Dhaka denies Isis and al-Qaida are behind the attacks, saying they have no known presence in Bangladesh, and blames the killings on homegrown militants.
Buddhists make up less than 1% of Bangladesh’s population of 160 million people.Buddhists make up less than 1% of Bangladesh’s population of 160 million people.