Four JMB operatives arrested following gun battle in Mymensingh, Rab says

Rab claimed to have arrested four members of banned militant group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) following a gun battle in Mymensingh early today.

Identity of the arrestees could not be known immediately.

Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of Rab's legal and media wing, said a gun battle took place with members of the militant group around 4:00am when the Rab team carried out a raid at Khaghdahar area on the bank of Brahmaputra river.

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Later, four of them were arrested from the spot, he said, adding they have seized firearms and explosives from their possession.

Rab will hold a press briefing at the headquarters of Rab-14 battalion in Mymensingh later in the day.