Restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been stormed by 100 commandos. Twenty hostages killed, included a number of foreigners, after a 12 hour siege:

Bangladeshi prime minister Shiekh Hasina has announced two days of national holiday mourning after an attack on a cafe in Dhaka left 28 people dead, including 20 hostages, most of whom were killed with sharp weapons.

In a televised address to the nation she called for unity against criminal elements following the attack in the diplomatic quarter of the Bangladesh’s capital in which six militants and two police officers were also killed.

Thirteen people were rescued after more than 100 Bangladeshi commandos stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery early on Saturday after the 12-hour siege

“I request everyone to unite against these handful criminals,” said Hasina.
She earlier said one of the gunmen had been captured alive in the dawn raid.

Lieutenant Colonel Rashidul Hasan told the Guardian that the identities of the 20 dead bodies were still being identified.

Brig General Nayeem Ashfaque Chowdhury said: “The terrorists killed the civilians last night. We have recovered huge cache of IED explosives and AK-22 assault rifles.
The deceased had been moved to the Combined military hospital in Dhaka for postmortem examinations.

Lt Col Tuhin Mohammad Masud, the officer in charge of Bangladeshi commandos, said the rescued hostages included a Japanese citizen, who was injured, and two Sri Lankans. He said there were casualties among other hostages but did not provide details. Earlier reports had said seven Italians were among those taken hostage at the cafe, which is popular with foreigners...
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