Bangladesh: Christian attacked by four unidentified terrorists
On the evening of August 19, Santu Adhikary, 33, a worker for Christian Life Bangladesh (CLB), was attacked by four unidentified terrorists at Bowfal in Patuakhali, a southern district of Bangladesh. Four masked terrorists grabbed Santu while he was on a bicycle.
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