Shawdesh Desk:

Two soldiers of Bangladesh Army were killed and two officers were injured in an IED blast and indiscriminate firing by Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) terrorists in Ruma Upazila of Bandarban on Tuesday.

The incident took place in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila when KNA separatist terrorists detonated an improvised explosive device and ambushed an army patrol at 2:00pm on Tuesday, a circular of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed today (Wednesday).

On Tuesday, the army received information about the hideout of armed terrorists at a place called Jarulchharipara under Susingpara army camp under Ruma upazila of Bandarban.

The terrorists detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) when a patrol led by Major Monwar went there from Susingpara Army Camp. They fired at the army patrol, the ISPR release added.

Later, the wounded army personnel were airlifted to Chattogram Combined Military Hospital (CMH) where two soldiers succumbed to their injuries.

Meanwhile, the army chief expressed deep grief over the unexpected death of the martyred soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country and expressed his condolences to their families.

The Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) has been trying to create anarchy through terrorist activities in Ruma, Rowangchhari and Thanchi upazilas of Bandarban recently.