Tailor hacked to death in Bangladesh; ISIS claims responsibility

May 01, 2016 14:47

A Hindu tailor was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday, the latest victim in a series of similar attacks in this South Asian nation.

Police said Nikhil Joarder was inside his tailoring shop in the central Bangladeshi district of Tangail when at least two assailants drove up on motorbikes and attacked him with machetes.

He died immediately, according to Tangail Police Superintendent Mohammed Tanvir.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the nongovernmental counter-terror monitoring organization SITE.

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