A group that says it is linked to al-Qaida is claiming responsibility for killing a blogger in Bangladesh.
Six men used large knives to attack and kill 40-year-old Niloy Chakrabarti at his home on Friday. It was the fourth killing of a secular writer in Bangladesh since the beginning of this year.
Mr. Chakrabarti wrote often on websites about his belief that God does not exist. He also criticized people with strong religious beliefs.
Hours after he was killed, reporters received a claim of responsibility from a group calling itself the Bangladesh part of al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent. The message said the group had carried out the attack.
Mr. Chakrabarti told police in May that he was worried he would be killed. He later said on Facebook that police did not seem to believe he was in danger.
One blogger told VOA that Bangladeshi police are telling bloggers to leave the country for their own safety.
