DHAKA, Bangladesh – A Bangladesh court has given police three days to question 12 suspected members of al-Qaida's branch in the Indian subcontinent after their arrests in separate raids this week.
Police can request an extension if they need more time to interrogate them.
A spokesman for the elite anti-crime force Rapid Action Battalion, Maksudul Alam, said the suspects include the alleged head of the group in Bangladesh. He said they were arrested in raids starting Wednesday.
The anti-crime battalion said it seized explosives, bomb-making materials and books on jihad from the suspects.
The group claimed responsibility for the murders of two secular bloggers, including a Bangladeshi-American, who had criticized Islamic fundamentalism.
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