6 hurt in Barisal petrol bomb attack
At least six passengers including a woman were injured as pro-blockaders hurled a petrol bomb at a bus in Barisal Sadar Upazila early today.
Identities of the victims could not be known immediately.
Witnesses said miscreants threw the bomb on a Kuakata-bound bus of Abdullah Paribahan on the Barisal-Patuakhali highway in Khairabad River Bridge area adjacent to Barisal University around 1:15am.
Three firefighting units rushed to the spot and doused the blaze, said Rezaul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Barisal Bandar Police Station.
The injured victims were whisked off to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital.
They are now out of danger and took first aid, said a physician of the hospital.
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