Bangladesh poll booths burn on election eve, as train arson kills four

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire caught on a passenger train, ahead of the general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain CORRECTING INFORMATION FROM "A FIRE SET TO A PASSENGER TRAIN" TO "A FIRE CAUGHT ON A PASSENGER TRAIN

DHAKA (Reuters) -Polling booths were set ablaze in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday's general elections, while four people, including two children, were killed in a train fire that the government described as arson targeting democratic values.

Friday's fire broke out at about 9 p.m. (1500 GMT), injuring eight passengers as it spread to four compartments of the Benapole Express headed for the capital, Dhaka.