10 Suspected Pirates Killed in Gunbattle in Bay of Bengal

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10 Suspected Pirates Killed in Gunbattle in Bay of Bengal

At least 10 people, suspected to be pirates, reportedly were killed in a deadly gunbattle between rival Ganges in the Bay of Bengal near the southeastern tourist resort Cox's Bazar early Friday.

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At least 10 people, suspected to be pirates, reportedly were killed in a deadly gunbattle between rival Ganges in the Bay of Bengal near the southeastern tourist resort Cox's Bazar early Friday.

Though police could not confirm of 10 deaths as reported by the press media, they quoted local people as saying Saturday that at least 6 bodies were seen floating on Friday.

The people reportedly were killed in the gunfight between two groups of pirates in the Kutubdia channel of the Bany of Bengal during early hours of Friday.

Police said the five-hour gunfight erupted when a band of pirates attacked the mechanized boat of another gang getting away with the loot after committing piracy on a cargo vessel.

The two groups exchanged several hundred gunshots during the fight which stopped after arrival of the coastal police.

The pirates also exchanged fire with police. But they fled later.

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