15 killed in Bangladesh explosions

Updated: 22:30, Saturday, 7 December 2002

At least 15 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a series of bomb blasts in a town in northern Bangladesh.

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At least 15 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a series of bomb blasts in a town in northern Bangladesh.

The explosions took place almost simultaneously at four cinemas in Mymensingh, 70 miles north of the capital, Dhaka.

Officials say the death toll is likely to rise.

There is no indication as to who might have been behind the attacks.

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