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India Refutes Reports Of National Security Gaurd Team's Visit To Bangladesh
India today denied that a team of National Security Gaurd (NSG) was visiting Bangladesh amidst reports that it was in Dhaka to study the recent terrorist attacks that have shocked that country.
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'We'll Meet In Heaven,' Bangladesh Cafe Gunmen Told This Young Survivor
For nearly 12 hours during which they held people hostage, a group of seven young terrorists forced the staff at an upmarket restaurant in Dhaka to cook a series of meals for them - pasta and fish were their preferred choices, said a young chef who cannot be named for security reasons.
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Bangladesh Siege Survivor Haunted By Screams Of Victims
A survivor of a massacre in a Bangladeshi cafe recounted today how he spent the night being literally sick with fear as he listened to the haunting screams of diners being hacked to death.
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Japan Victims' Families Head To Bangladesh In Shock After Attacks
The families of seven Japanese killed by Islamist terrorists in Bangladesh prepared today to retrieve the remains of their loved ones, in shock at the deaths of the development-aid workers caught up in one of the most brazen attacks in the South Asian nation's history.
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Photos Of Bodies Of Bangladeshi Attackers Released Along With First Names
Police were blocking all access to streets near the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's Gulshan, where heavily armed attackers, who all are from "good educational background", holed up overnight Friday, torturing and killing some of their captives including nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and one Indian teenager.
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Hostage-Takers Were From Bangladesh Group, Not ISIS: Minister
The terrorists who slaughtered 20 hostages at a Dhaka restaurant were members of a homegrown Bangladeshi militant outfit and not followers of the ISIS, a senior minister said today.
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Bangladesh Army Says It Now Believes Not All Cafe Attack Victims Foreign
Bangladeshi authorities now believe that not all of the 20 victims killed in an attack on a cafe in Dhaka were foreigners, army spokesman Colonel Rashidul Hasan told news agency Reuters.
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Japan Says 7 Nationals Missing In Dhaka Attack
A Japanese government spokesman says a Japanese hostage has been rescued but seven others unaccounted for in the restaurant attack in Bangladesh.
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Cannot Yet Confirm ISIS Claim On Dhaka Hostage Situation: US
The US has said it cannot yet confirm the ISIS's claim owning responsibility for the hostage crisis in a restaurant in Dhaka's high security diplomatic area.
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19-Year-Old Indian Woman Among Dhaka Victims, Says Sushma Swaraj
A 19-year-old Indian woman was among 20 people killed by heavily-armed terrorists who attacked an upscale restaurant in the heart of Dhaka last evening, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. Six gunmen were killed and one captured by security forces this morning, ending the over 10-hour siege.
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White House Says Barack Obama Briefed On Hostage Situation In Bangladesh
President Barack Obama has been briefed about the attack on a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday, the White House said.
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All Indian Diplomats In Dhaka Safe: Foreign Ministry
All Indian High Commission officials are reported to be safe and the Indian High Commission is monitoring the situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday night amid reports of a hostage situation in Dhaka where gunmen have taken 20 people hostage.
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Too Early To Say Who Is Involved In Dhaka Hostage Situation: US
The US State Department said on Friday that it was too early to say who was involved in a hostage situation at a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka or what the motivation might be, but it confirmed that all Americans working at the US mission there had been accounted for.
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India Refutes Reports Of National Security Gaurd Team's Visit To Bangladesh
India today denied that a team of National Security Gaurd (NSG) was visiting Bangladesh amidst reports that it was in Dhaka to study the recent terrorist attacks that have shocked that country.
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'We'll Meet In Heaven,' Bangladesh Cafe Gunmen Told This Young Survivor
For nearly 12 hours during which they held people hostage, a group of seven young terrorists forced the staff at an upmarket restaurant in Dhaka to cook a series of meals for them - pasta and fish were their preferred choices, said a young chef who cannot be named for security reasons.
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Bangladesh Siege Survivor Haunted By Screams Of Victims
A survivor of a massacre in a Bangladeshi cafe recounted today how he spent the night being literally sick with fear as he listened to the haunting screams of diners being hacked to death.
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Japan Victims' Families Head To Bangladesh In Shock After Attacks
The families of seven Japanese killed by Islamist terrorists in Bangladesh prepared today to retrieve the remains of their loved ones, in shock at the deaths of the development-aid workers caught up in one of the most brazen attacks in the South Asian nation's history.
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Photos Of Bodies Of Bangladeshi Attackers Released Along With First Names
Police were blocking all access to streets near the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's Gulshan, where heavily armed attackers, who all are from "good educational background", holed up overnight Friday, torturing and killing some of their captives including nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and one Indian teenager.
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Hostage-Takers Were From Bangladesh Group, Not ISIS: Minister
The terrorists who slaughtered 20 hostages at a Dhaka restaurant were members of a homegrown Bangladeshi militant outfit and not followers of the ISIS, a senior minister said today.
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Bangladesh Army Says It Now Believes Not All Cafe Attack Victims Foreign
Bangladeshi authorities now believe that not all of the 20 victims killed in an attack on a cafe in Dhaka were foreigners, army spokesman Colonel Rashidul Hasan told news agency Reuters.
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Japan Says 7 Nationals Missing In Dhaka Attack
A Japanese government spokesman says a Japanese hostage has been rescued but seven others unaccounted for in the restaurant attack in Bangladesh.
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Cannot Yet Confirm ISIS Claim On Dhaka Hostage Situation: US
The US has said it cannot yet confirm the ISIS's claim owning responsibility for the hostage crisis in a restaurant in Dhaka's high security diplomatic area.
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19-Year-Old Indian Woman Among Dhaka Victims, Says Sushma Swaraj
A 19-year-old Indian woman was among 20 people killed by heavily-armed terrorists who attacked an upscale restaurant in the heart of Dhaka last evening, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. Six gunmen were killed and one captured by security forces this morning, ending the over 10-hour siege.
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White House Says Barack Obama Briefed On Hostage Situation In Bangladesh
President Barack Obama has been briefed about the attack on a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday, the White House said.
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All Indian Diplomats In Dhaka Safe: Foreign Ministry
All Indian High Commission officials are reported to be safe and the Indian High Commission is monitoring the situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday night amid reports of a hostage situation in Dhaka where gunmen have taken 20 people hostage.
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Too Early To Say Who Is Involved In Dhaka Hostage Situation: US
The US State Department said on Friday that it was too early to say who was involved in a hostage situation at a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka or what the motivation might be, but it confirmed that all Americans working at the US mission there had been accounted for.
