Hostage drama ends in Bangladesh, after on Saturday (2/7) morning special forces of the Army Rapid Reaction Battalion deployed militants stormed the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS). Armed clashes killed six militants in the building. One of the militants were captured alive.
Channel News Asia reported 13 hostages in the building were rescued. When combing Holey Artisan Bakery Cafe, anti-terror team found the bodies of six hostages, some of them foreigners. Detail victim has not been released by the Bangladesh government.
"The operation is over. The situation is fully under control," said Rashidul Hasan, spokesman for the Bangladesh military.
Residents of Italy, India, Argentina, Sri Lanka, as well as Japan, became victims of hostage-taking in addition to the population of Bangladesh is being popped into this restaurant.
The new embassy of Japan and Italy who claim their citizens were in the restaurant when a terrorist attack. Japanese ambassador said seven of its citizens at the scene, one positive has been successfully rescued.
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, are grateful for the hard work of the security forces commit hostage release. "By doing so we managed to rescue 13 people," he said.
Hostage release operation involves one company of soldiers armed with automatic assault rifles and seven armored combat vehicles.
During the exchange of fire took place, four policemen injured as militants counterattack. Unclear whether any members of ISIS are blurred. Eyewitnesses had said the attackers numbered eight people.
Media propaganda ISIS, Amaq, declared caliphate militants responsible for the attack.
"Forces Command Daulah Islamiyah attack restaurants frequented infidels in the capital city of Bangladesh," wrote Amaq through social media.
ISIS disantroni cafe was located in the district of Gulshan, Dhaka Capital elite areas inhabited by foreign embassy staff, expatriates, as well as government officials of Bangladesh. Artisan cafe at night serves Spanish cuisine, so that foreign tourists crowded.
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