COMILLA: At least 13 people, including five policemen, were injured in a clash between Jamaat-Shibir men and law enforcers in Municipal Bazar area under Nangalkot upazila of the district on Tuesday noon.

Witnesses said that Jamaat-Shibir men brought out a procession and vandalized vehicle in the area around 12:00pm.

On information, police rushed to the spot and fire blank shots to disperse the protesters.

At one stage, Shibir men locked into a clash and started throwing brick-chips aiming police, leaving 13 injured including five policemen.

Eight Jamaat-Shibir men sustained bullet injuries in this incident.

The injured were rushed to several local clinics.

Nangalkot Thana Officer-in-Charge Sapan Kumar Nath confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 1514 HRS, DEC 24, 2013
Edited by: AM Imran Ali, Newsroom Editor/ Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor