Three killed in gunfight between rival factions in Khagrachhari: Police
Three people were killed in an alleged gunfight between the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF-Main) and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) in Khagrachhari's Panchari upazila, reports Prothom Alo citing police.
The incident took place this afternoon (6 July) in Madhumangal Para of Chengi Union in the upazila.
Panchari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Ferdous Wahid told Prothom Alo that the two rival groups exchanged gunfire over dominance, leaving three people dead.
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He said the identities of the deceased are yet to be confirmed. A police team has gone to the scene to recover the bodies.
No statement was immediately available from either UPDF or JSS regarding the incident.
