Bangladesh siege: Twenty Eight killed at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka

Twenty people, most of them foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a cafe in Bangladesh claimed by so-called Islamic State. Gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in Dhaka late on Friday before troops entered almost 12 hours later. Six attackers were also killed and one was arrested, officials said. Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has declared two days of national mourning. Nine Italians, seven Japanese, one US citizen and an Indian also died.

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