Five Rohingyas were killed in a clash between two rival Rohingya terrorist groups at Rohingya camp-8 at Ukhiya of the district in the early hours of Friday.
Of the deceased, four were identified as Anwar Hossain, 24, Mohammad Hamim, 16, residents of western side of Camp-8, Nurul Amin, 24, of Camp-13 and M Nazibullah of Camp-10.
Police recovered three bodies from the spot as the Police team immediately went to the camp after receiving clash incident between two Rohingya terrorist groups, said Amir Zafar, Commander of Armed Police Battalion (APBn).
Another two critically injured were rushed to the hospital but on duty doctor declared them dead, said Zafar, also an Additional DIG of the Armed Police Force.
The APBn official, however, said that the members of the law enforcing agencies are conducting operation to arrest these people who were behind the fire incident.
The clash between the two groups was linked to territorial dominance
of the camps.
Multiple terrorist groups are usually remaining active at the camp site, said APBn's Assistant Police Super Faruque Ahmed, adding "Police are being continuously carried out its operation to arrest those terrorists."
UNB adds: Five Rohingyas were killed early Friday in a gunfight between two criminal groups over establishing dominance in a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar, police said.
Four of the deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain, 24, Md Hamim, 16, Nojibullah, and Nur Amin.
The clash took place at Balukhali Camp-8 around 6 am on Friday.
Quoting locals, Ukhia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sheikh Mohammad Ali said, "There was a gunfight between two armed factions, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO)."
On information, a joint team of the Armed Police Battalion and police reached the spot.
“However, the criminals fled the scene before our arrival and five people were found shot at the scene. The injured were taken to an International Organisation for Migration (IOM)-run hospital where doctors declared them dead,” OC Mohammad Ali said.
Police surveillance has been increased in the camp area. Efforts are on to nab those involved in the incident, the police official said.
