.@statedeptspox Kirby provides update on apparent hostage situation in #Dhaka, #Bangladesh https://t.co/CgwWuU2aUl
— Department of State (@StateDept) July 1, 2016
Estimates at least 40 injured, dozens being held.
Via Fox News:
DEVELOPING: A group of up to nine attackers set off bombs and took hostages while shouting "Allahu Akbar" inside a restaurant frequented by both locals and foreigners in a diplomatic zone in Bangladesh's capital, local media reported Friday.
ISIS' Amaq News Agency later reported that ISIS fighters carried out the attack.
Bangladesh TV stations reported that the attackers entered the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's Gulshan area around 9:20 p.m. Friday and were holding customers and staff hostage.
There was no immediate casualty count. However, police told the Associated Press two officers were killed by the attackers.
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We're entering the 8th hour into hostage siege in Bangladesh. @jimsciutto has the latest: https://t.co/5hUxDkPtwN https://t.co/NdptoUxohq
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) July 1, 2016
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ISIS previously had released extremely graphic pictures which they say showed dead people in the restaurant, although those pictures were unconfirmed.