50 Bangladeshi villagers wounded in attack

About 200 people armed with pistols, spears and meat cleavers attacked a village during a five-hour rampage, wounding at least 50 people, including children, police said Saturday.

The attackers vandalised dozens of homes and attacked fleeing women and children in Aguandi, a farming village near the country’s capital, Dhaka on Friday. The attackers also looted grains in stores, said Saiful Islam, the area’s police chief.