Sculpture attack: eight held
POLICE in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, arrested eight members of a hard-line Islamic group for damaging a large outdoor sculpture, an official said yesterday.
Alam Badshah, from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said the men were arrested late on Saturday during the attack in Dhaka's Motijheel commercial district. All eight are members of Muslim group Ulama Anjumane Al Baiyeniat, he said.
Mr Badshah said that members of the group, which considers sculptures to be a form of idol worship, clashed with security officials who stopped their attack on the statue.
The men, armed with shovels and hammers, damaged the stone base of the 41ft tall sculpture, of six white storks, after they were unable to pull it down with ropes.
About 100 members of the group gathered nearby and distributed leaflets encouraging action against anti-Islamic activities, he said.
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