Online Desk : At least seven people have been killed in a clash between two rival factions of Rohingya refugees at a camp in Cox`s Bazar.

Several others were injured in the gunfight that broke out at the Ukhiya refugee camp around 4.15 am on Friday, said Superintendent of Police Shihab Kaiser Khan, chief of 8 Armed Police Battalion.

The injured were subsequently taken to a clinic near the camp. The authorities are yet to identify the dead.

"The situation is under control now. Additional police personnel have been deployed to the camp. Police are conducting a raid to arrest those involved in the incident," said Shihab.

However, police could not immediately confirm the cause of the clash.

The bodies were sent to the Cox`s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Shihab.