Bomb Victims in Bangladesh Reach 20

World | December 8, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

A string of bombs in movie theaters killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 100. The theaters were packed with Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan in Bangladesh. The bombs went off within 30 minutes of each other in four movie theaters in Mymensingh, about 100 kilometers (63 miles) north of the capital Dhaka, beginning at 6 p.m. (7 a.m. EST) on Saturday night. No group has claimed responsibility for the bombs, which were reportedly planted in the projection rooms of the theaters, a police official told The Associated Press.

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