10 injured in bomb blasts at Hindu temple in Bangladesh
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Unidentified attackers hurled three homemade bombs on the premises of a Hindu temple in northern Bangladesh during a drama performance early Saturday, injuring 10 people, police said.
The incident occurred while an open-air performance was being staged outside the Kantajir temple during an annual fair in Dinajpur district, said Ruhul Amin, the local police chief.
In recent months, Bangladesh has experienced a series of attacks on secular bloggers, foreigners and minority groups amid concerns that religious extremism is on the rise in the Muslim-majority country.
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No group immediately claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack. Police have detained six men for questioning in connection with the blasts, Amin said.
Six of the injured were being treated at a nearby hospital. Four others sustained less serious injuries.
Mizanur Rahman, another senior police official, said investigators were trying to determine the motive for the attack.
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Previous attacks this year have been claimed by local Islamist radical groups and the ISIS group.