BANGLADESH'S MOB KILLED 10 SUSPECTED PIRATES
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh police say fishermen have beaten to death 10 suspected pirates who were wounded in a gunfight with security forces.Local police chief Bashir Ahmed says the wounded men were being brought to a police station late Wednesday when hundreds of angry fishermen snatched them from police and beat them to death.
- He said Thursday that police were far outnumbered by the mob and could not save the suspected pirates.
- The deaths occurred in southern Bhola district. The area is 65 miles (104 kilometers) south of the capital, Dhaka.
- Piracy is common along the coast of Bangladesh.
- Fishermen complain that security forces are not doing enough to protect them from pirates.
