NEW DELHI: Gunmen attacked a Shia mosque in Bangladesh, killing one person and wounding three others, in the latest in a wave of deadly assaults this year on foreigners, secular writers and members of the Shia community in the Sunni-majority nation. The attacks, claimed by radical Islamist groups, have alarmed the international community and raised concerns that religious extremism is taking hold in the traditionally moderate country. Related: One killed, three injured in gunmen attack on Shia mosque in Bangladesh The militant Islamic State (IS) group and a local affiliate have claimed responsibility for the killings of two foreigners - an Italian aid worker and a Japanese agricultural...
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