Blasts hit Bangladesh party rally

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A series of explosions has rocked an opposition party rally in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, killing at least eight people.

There were seven or eight blasts at the Awami League headquarters, as leader Sheikh Hasina addressed a crowd.

Ms Hasina, a former prime minister, was not hurt, but many people were injured.

The attack is the latest in a series of blasts in Bangladesh this year, including one which killed an Awami League leader in the town of Sylhet.

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1. later news in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) Soldiers and armed police patrolled the Bangladeshi capital on Sunday, a day after more than a dozen grenades were thrown at an opposition rally, killing at least 18 people and injuring hundreds.

The main opposition leader, Sheikh Hasina, escaped injury when at least 13 bombs exploded while she addressed thousands of supporters outside her Awami League party's headquarters in the city center.

At least 18 people were killed and more than 300 injured, including senior opposition members, ATN Bangla TV station reported Sunday. The toll increased after four more deaths were reported in Dhaka hospitals, it said.
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