"My friends and I were four to five yards away from the truck Sheikh Hasina was addressing the rally from," Omar told Outlook. "Then I noticed something coming down like a falling star as it reflected against the sunlight, and a big bang. More came one after the other. I started to run along with the others." Omar remembers hearing people scream for help, interspersed with shouts of, "Is the leader safe?"
Back at the truck, other AW leaders quickly formed a human shield around Sheikh Hasina. She was whisked away to a waiting Mercedes Benz jeep as explosions continued to rock the venue. It was...