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Bangladesh
Tales from the Crossfire Gazette© (Sunday Edition)
2006-11-26
Two members of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) Lal Pataka faction were killed in a 'shootout' with law enforcement agencies at Mahishkhola village under Gangni upazila in Meherpur early morning yesterday.
Entertainment once again furnished courtesy of the local communist party.
The dead were identified as Abdur Razzak, 30, of Shanghat village under Gangni upazila and Ismail Hossain, 25, of Mahishkhola village of the same upazila.
Somewhere in an upazila in Bangladesh ...
According to a Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) automated press release, a joint strike force of Rab 11 and Gangni police raided a mango orchard at Mahishkhola at around 4:00am after receiving a tip-off about a secret meeting of Lal Pataka outlaws.
Thanks to Mahmoud the Weasel ...
The outlaws ignored the call to surrender ...
... "hey Abdur, how do you say 'nuts' in our langauge?
"and opened fire on the joint force.
"Nuts with dat! Open rapid aimless fire at the coppers!"
The law enforcement personnel returned fire triggering an hour-long shootout.
An hour? That won't do, RAB is off soon as the sun comes up ...
The law enforcement agencies found the two victims' body inside the orchard after the shootout was over while rest of the assailants managed to flee the scene, claimed Rab.
Almost like they were never there, except for the two convenient deaders ...
Police recovered a pistol and 10 bullets from the spot.
What, no shutter gun?
According to police, Razzak was accused in twelve systems different cases including two for murder while Islmail was in four including one for murder.
It may be safely assumed that their mothers didn't love them much ...
Posted by:Steve White

#3  The Rab have been at it for 2 1/2 years now. They're starting to develop a bit of polish... but the reports of the local police are as quaint as ever when they have their own crossfires.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-11-26 20:18  

#2  I've notice they now recover "bullets," rather than the more endearing "rounds of bullet." Pity.
Posted by: Walter Duranty, NYT   2006-11-26 11:07  

#1  Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) Lal Pataka faction

Hell, they needed killin
Posted by: Shipman   2006-11-26 09:54  

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