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Vol. 4 Num 304 Tue. April 06, 2004  
   
Metropolitan


Four injured in blast near police station


A bomb went off in front of Mohammadpur Police Station in the city yesterday, injuring four labourers who were digging out telephone cables there.

The four -- Abdul Hakim, 45, Kokila, 30, Jarina, 30, and Hosna, 26, -- received first aid at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

They said a bomb went off suddenly when they were digging out telephone cables.

Police suspected that someone might have left the bomb there and it exploded when the labourers hit it with picks and shovels.