DHAKA: A customs official sustained bullet injuries while checking the firearm of a protocol officer of the European Union high representative for foreign affairs Federica Mogherini at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday.
The incident took place when Federica Mogherini’s first protocol officer was showing his gun to customs officials for checking, said Dhaka Customs House assistant commissioner Saidul Islam.
Armed Police Battalion (APBn) assistant superintendent Tariq Ahmed also confirmed the matter to Prothom Alo. Customs official Rabiul Islam, who received the gunshot at his right leg, was admitted to Kurmitola Hospital.
Later, the law enforcement confiscated the pistol and released the protocol officer after taking an undertaking from the EU embassy in Dhaka.
The ministries of home and foreign affairs were informed about the incident. Earlier, EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy/vice-president of the European Commission Federica Mogherini arrived in Dhaka around 8:45am on Sunday to discuss the protracted Rohingya crisis with government officials.
