Bangladesh detained four suspects for questioning after a blast yesterday at a Muslim shrine killed three people, including the British ambassador. More than 60 people were injured in the incident.
They said the death toll in yesterday's blast at the HazratShahjalal shrine in northeastern town of Sylhet had risen tothree overnight after the bodyguard of British HighCommissioner Mr Anwar Choudhury died in hospital of his wounds.
Two men were killed in the blast during Friday prayers, thesecond at the shrine this year.
"We nabbed four suspects but cannot identify them whileinvestigations are going on," a police officer said bytelephone from Sylhet, a city of 2.5 million people.
Mr Choudhury, who was hit below the knees by splinters, wasflown to Dhaka by army helicopter and taken to amilitary hospital. Doctors said he was out of danger.
A British citizen of Bangladeshi descent, Choudhury, whostarted his job in Bangladesh just a week ago, wasparticipating in prayers at the shrine when the bomb went off.
Police said they did not know who caused the blast or ifChoudhury was a target.