
Twenty foreigners were killed by their captors after being taken hostage at a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and most of the victims were either Italian or Japanese, an army officer said on Saturday.
"All 20 of the hostages who were killed were foreigners," Lieutenant Shahab Uddin told AFP. "Most of them were Italian or Japanese," he added without giving an exact breakdown of the toll.
Officials had earlier said that six gunmen were killed when security forces stormed the cafe on Saturday morning while two police officers were slain in a firefight that erupted at the beginning of the siege on Friday night.
GMT 14:12 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Oscar best director nomineesGMT 14:09 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Oscar best actress nomineesGMT 14:06 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Oscar best actor nomineesGMT 13:58 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Oscar best foreign film nomineesGMT 20:03 2018 Monday ,22 January
Eurozone approves 6.7-bln-euro bailout tranche for GreeceGMT 20:00 2018 Monday ,22 January
Trump to travel to Davos as shutdown deal reached: W.HouseGMT 19:57 2018 Monday ,22 January
Democrats to vote to reopen US government: SchumerGMT 19:53 2018 Monday ,22 January
Afrin clashes kill 54 Syrian Kurd and pro-Turkey fighters: monitor
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor