Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Sunday afternoon in fierce clashes with thousands of Islamists. At least seven people were killed and 60 injured in clashes with police. Violence reportedly broke out outside the Baitul Mukarram national mosque as a homemade bomb exploded when scores of Islamists engaged in scuffle with the law enforcers after facing police resistance towards a rally. [Xinhua]

Police fire rubber bullets to disperse Hefazat-e-Islam activists at Motijheel area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 5, 2013. Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Sunday afternoon in fierce clashes with thousands of Islamists. At least seven people were killed and 60 injured in clashes with police. Violence reportedly broke out outside the Baitul Mukarram national mosque as a homemade bomb exploded when scores of Islamists engaged in scuffle with the law enforcers after facing police resistance towards a rally. [Xinhua]

People carry an injured Islamist during a clash with police at Motijheel area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 5, 2013. Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Sunday afternoon in fierce clashes with thousands of Islamists. At least seven people were killed and 60 injured in clashes with police. Violence reportedly broke out outside the Baitul Mukarram national mosque as a homemade bomb exploded when scores of Islamists engaged in scuffle with the law enforcers after facing police resistance towards a rally. [Xinhua]

Activists and supporters of Hefazat-e-Islam attend a rally at Motijheel area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 5, 2013. Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Sunday afternoon in fierce clashes with thousands of Islamists. At least seven people were killed and 60 injured in clashes with police. Violence reportedly broke out outside the Baitul Mukarram national mosque as a homemade bomb exploded when scores of Islamists engaged in scuffle with the law enforcers after facing police resistance towards a rally. [Xinhua]

Activists and supporters of Hefazat-e-Islam attend a rally at Motijheel area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 5, 2013. Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Sunday afternoon in fierce clashes with thousands of Islamists. At least seven people were killed and 60 injured in clashes with police. Violence reportedly broke out outside the Baitul Mukarram national mosque as a homemade bomb exploded when scores of Islamists engaged in scuffle with the law enforcers after facing police resistance towards a rally. [Xinhua]

Police fire rubber bullets to disperse Hefazat-e-Islam activists at Motijheel area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 5, 2013. Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Sunday afternoon in fierce clashes with thousands of Islamists. At least seven people were killed and 60 injured in clashes with police. Violence reportedly broke out outside the Baitul Mukarram national mosque as a homemade bomb exploded when scores of Islamists engaged in scuffle with the law enforcers after facing police resistance towards a rally. [Xinhua]