Two Rohingya children killed as tourist bus hits them

Two Rohingya children were killed as a tourist bus hit them in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday morning.

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Hasan, 5, son of Mohammad Rafiq, and Mohammad Ismail, 8, son of Saleh Ahmed, residents of Block- D/26 under Rohingya Camp-25 in the upazila.

Nurul Amin, a community leader of the camp, confirmed the identities of the dead. 

Police said a tourist bus of 'Payra Service' carrying tourists hit two Rohingya children in Leda Bridge area around 8 am when they were crossing the road, leaving them dead on the spot.

Hoaikong Highway Police Station officer in-charge Kaiyum Chowdhury said they seized the vehicle.

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