Two die in AL factional clash in Pabna

PABNA, Dec 03 (UNB): Two persons were killed and six others sustained bullet injuries in a clash between two factions of 'Awami League 'at Bharara in Sadar upazila on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Lashkar Khan, 70, and Malek Sheikh, 40.

Locals said Awami League leaders Sultan and Akkas had long been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area.

As a sequel to enmity, the supporters of both the groups locked into an altercation in the evening.

At one stage, the both factions, equipped with firearms and lethal weapons, attacked each others.

A chase and counter-chase took place between the feuding groups amid gunfire, killing two people on the spot and injuring eight others.