Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina announced two days of national mourning after an attack on a café in Dhaka left 28 people dead - twenty hostages, six militants and two police officers. In a televised address to the nation she called for unity against criminal elements following the attack in the diplomatic quarter of Bangladesh’s capital. Also, thirteen people were rescued after more than a hundred commandos stormed a bakery early on Saturday after a twelve-hour siege. 'I request everyone to unite against these handful of criminals,' said Hasina. She earlier said one of the gunmen had been captured alive in the dawn raid. A senior minister said the jihadists were members of a homegrown Bangladeshi militant outfit, the Jamaeytul Mujahdeen Bangladesh. 'They have no connections with IS', he stated.
Dhaka café attack ends with 28 dead
Written by David Fletcher 08 Jul 2016Additional Info
- Pray: for comfort for the grieving families of the victims. Pray for the survivors of the attack, for healing of the memories and fears. (Psalm 18:48)
- More: www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/01/dhaka-bangladesh-restaurant-attack-hostages