Live bombs produced in court create chaos

Five live bombs were produced in court yesterday during a hearing, throwing the court into panic, a report on BBC online said yesterday.

The bombs were produced as exhibits during the hearing of a case trying militants.

The discovery prompted the presiding judge to order a hasty adjournment as the court was evacuated, according to the website.

A security force officer said that he got the "shock of his life" when he realised that the bombs were live. Officials blame police for not defusing the devices before coming to court. The police say they were not asked to. The incident happened during the trial of five suspected members of the banned Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

Meanwhile, at least 25 suspected militants were arrested after Bangladesh's crack security force raided their hideout in a forest north of the capital, officials said yesterday.
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