Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Shiite mosque in Bangladesh

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in northern Bangladesh that killed one and wounded three others, the US-based monitoring organisation SITE said.

The attackers struck on Thursday, opening fire on worshippers during evening prayers at a mosque in the Bogra district, police said.

The shootings come a day after police shot dead a top Islamist militant accused of hurling grenades at the country's main Shiite shrine in the capital Dhaka in October, killing two people and injuring 80.