Bangladesh police arrest top Qaeda militant

DHAKA:
Bangladesh police said they had arrested 12
suspected militants including the local head
of Al-Qaeda 's branch in the region ,foiling
an attack planned for the end of the Islamic
holy month of Ramadan.,

The Rapid Action Battalion also seized
explosives and other -bomb- making materials
during raids on Wednesday on the militants
hideouts in the capital DHAKA,spokesman
Major Maksudul Alam said.,

Al Qaedain the Indian Subcontinent had been
planning an unspecified attack in the Muslim
majority nation after Eid-al Fitr which celebrates
the end of Ramadan,Commander Mufti
Mahmud Khan the most senior RAB
spokesman told reporters,.

They've selected a madrassa in Bogra for
training he said adding that the group was
financed by individuals from Saudi Arabia
and United Arab Emirates,

Aqis has claimed  responsibility for the
 murder of several secular bloggers in
Bangladesh this year ,including the backing
to death  of Bangladeshi  -born US citizen
Aviji Roy in Dhaka in February,

Last September ,Al-Qaeda released a video
announcing the establishment of a branch
on the Indian subcontinent ,Aqis  saying it
wanted to revive  jihadist activity ,

Bangladesh ,home to the world ,s fourth
largest Muslim population ,has not been hit
by  a major militant attack since 2006,
AFP