Police chief in Khagrachari Ali Ahmed Khan told Xinhua news agency that the clash erupted in the Shonirbhor Bazar area of the Khagrachari district town at around 8.30 a.m.
He said the shootout occurred between two rival factions of the United People's Democratic Front which is a regional political party based in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
"One of the six victims killed in the clash has been identified as a UPDF leader." No further details were immediately available.
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