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| DHAKA, Bangladesh — A bombing at Bangladesh’s largest gathering for the Eid al-Fitr holiday killed two police officers and a civilian on Thursday, police officials said, a day after the Islamic State warned that more attacks would follow the militants’ bloody siege in the capital last week. | DHAKA, Bangladesh — A bombing at Bangladesh’s largest gathering for the Eid al-Fitr holiday killed two police officers and a civilian on Thursday, police officials said, a day after the Islamic State warned that more attacks would follow the militants’ bloody siege in the capital last week. |
| The attack on Thursday occurred at Sholakia Eidgah, a prayer ground in the Kishoreganj district, about 60 miles northeast of Dhaka, the capital. More than 100,000 people were estimated to have gathered there for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that concludes the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. | The attack on Thursday occurred at Sholakia Eidgah, a prayer ground in the Kishoreganj district, about 60 miles northeast of Dhaka, the capital. More than 100,000 people were estimated to have gathered there for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that concludes the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. |
| About half an hour before prayers were to begin Thursday morning, a group of men approached a police checkpoint, at a high school near the prayer ground, and set off a bomb, said Tofazzel Hossain, an assistant superintendent of the Kishoreganj police. “They attacked the police out of nowhere,” said Mr. Hossain, who said some of the attackers had been carrying guns and bladed weapons. | |
| Six other police officers were seriously wounded, said a police inspector, Mueid Chowdhury, but they were expected to survive. At least five civilians were also hurt. | Six other police officers were seriously wounded, said a police inspector, Mueid Chowdhury, but they were expected to survive. At least five civilians were also hurt. |
| The police killed one of the attackers and arrested two others, Mr. Hossain said. A search was underway for the other assailants. | The police killed one of the attackers and arrested two others, Mr. Hossain said. A search was underway for the other assailants. |
| Security had been tightened for Eid celebrations around Bangladesh after the militant assault Friday night on an upscale restaurant in Dhaka’s diplomatic district, in which at least 20 hostages were killed. On Wednesday, the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the restaurant siege, released a video threatening more such attacks in Bangladesh. | Security had been tightened for Eid celebrations around Bangladesh after the militant assault Friday night on an upscale restaurant in Dhaka’s diplomatic district, in which at least 20 hostages were killed. On Wednesday, the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the restaurant siege, released a video threatening more such attacks in Bangladesh. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on Thursday. But the imam of the Sholakia Eidgah mosque, Maulana Fariduddin Masud, had taken a public stance against violence committed in the name of Islam. In January, he led more than 100,000 Islamic clerics in signing a fatwa, or religious ruling, that condemned militancy. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on Thursday. But the imam of the Sholakia Eidgah mosque, Maulana Fariduddin Masud, had taken a public stance against violence committed in the name of Islam. In January, he led more than 100,000 Islamic clerics in signing a fatwa, or religious ruling, that condemned militancy. |