At least 10 people were injured in Bangladesh as several crude bombs exploded at a Hindu temple on Saturday, police said.
At least three crude bombs were detonated around 1.15 a.m. (local time) when devotees were watching a show arranged on the occasion of Rash fair in Kantajew Temple in Dinajpur district, Xinhua quoted a police official as saying.
The injured people were shifted to hospitals, said the official.
Three people were arrested in connection with the bomb attack in the temple, one of the most magnificent Hindu temples belonging to the 18th century, Police chief Ruhul Amin said.
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