ISIS Claims Responsibility for Dhaka Attack and Hostage Standoff
by Administrator on July 1, 2016 at 4:12 PM
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The New York Times
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Gunmen detonated explosives and took a number of people hostage on Friday night at a restaurant in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, setting off a bloody standoff with the police in the city’s diplomatic district.
Hours into the standoff, in which two police officers were killed, the Islamic State issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack.