Dhaka, Bangladesh - The video of the dramatic operation of Bangladesh commando to free hostages is making rounds online. A South Korean citizen by the name DK Hwang uploaded the operation of the Bangladesh commando in Youtube, first shared in Facebook and has been shared thousands of times.
Twenty people were killed in an attack on a cafe in Bangladesh, Islamic State(IS) held responsibility to the incident. Six gunmen reportedly murdered 20 foreigners at the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in Dhaka late Friday before troops entered and killed the six attackers.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has declared two days of national mourning. Nine Italians, seven Japanese, and one US citizen and an Indian national died.
Twenty people were killed in an attack on a cafe in Bangladesh, Islamic State(IS) held responsibility to the incident. Six gunmen reportedly murdered 20 foreigners at the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in Dhaka late Friday before troops entered and killed the six attackers.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has declared two days of national mourning. Nine Italians, seven Japanese, and one US citizen and an Indian national died.
Survivors told of how the hostage-takers separated locals from the foreigners who were eating side-by-side before embarking on a killing spree, which has brought to an end 11 hours later in a fierce.
Two police officers were also killed at the start of the siege. One of the assailants was captured alive and arrested, the army said.
Hasina's government has previously blamed a string of deadly attacks, targeting religious minorities and foreigners, on her domestic opponents but the incident will heighten fears that IS's reach is spreading.
The siege began as diners gathered to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Bangladesh's Daily Star newspaper said the gunmen tortured anyone who was unable to recite the Koran. They provided meals overnight for only the Bangladeshi captives, it said.
BREAKING NEWS: ISIS claims responsibility for siege in #Bangladesh. https://t.co/9kc2kiLJAd pic.twitter.com/OgyRZEaix6— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 1, 2016
ISIS claims responsibility for attack at #Bangladesh cafe https://t.co/kqINGgAmeB https://t.co/82iD0LPaGK— CNN (@CNN) July 1, 2016
U.S. Official: Al Qaeda more likely behind hostage siege in #Bangladesh https://t.co/5hUxDkPtwN https://t.co/8PJT1oeULp— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) July 1, 2016
Witness: At least one injured person was removed from #Bangladesh cafe where hostages taken https://t.co/2MygIV3AJt pic.twitter.com/Xlz5RQRrhb— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2016
"We will not tolerate terrorism on our soil," says #Bangladesh PM Hasina after the deadly #DhakaAttackhttps://t.co/edbWPEy9Ti— dwnews (@dwnews) July 2, 2016
That Muslim Ban is looking pretty good 🤔 Those that couldn't recite Koran HACKED TO DEATH👇via DailyMail #Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/enCR0CPgXz— Boston Bobblehead (@DBloom451) July 2, 2016
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