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50 hurt in B'baria clash

21 July 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

UNB, B'baria

At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups belonging to Kanchanpur and Khiratala villages under Singarbil Union of Sadar upazila yesterday. Local sources said an arbitration aimed at settling an earlier dispute over a football match between the two groups was held at Khiratala Bazar in the morning. At one stage, several people of two villages locked in an altercation that resulted in the clash. On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. Of the injured, 11 were admitted to upazila health complex while the rest given first aid.