Saturday, July 2, 2016

Live: Bangla Commandos Rescue 13 Hostages, 1 Terrorist Captured Alive

Live: Bangla Commandos Rescue 13 Hostages, 1 Terrorist Captured Alive
Armed personnel secure the scene after gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan restaurant and took hostages early on Saturday in Dhaka, Bangladesh in this still frame taken from live video July 2, 2016. Courtesy of ATN News/via REUTERS TV© Provided by IBNLive Armed personnel secure the scene after gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan restaurant and took hostages early on Saturday in Dhaka, Bangladesh in this still frame taken from live…
Bangla police commandos have stormed the restaurant in Dhaka's high-security Gulshan diplomatic area and efforts are on to rescue about 20 people held hostage by Islamic State terrorists, reports said Saturday morning.
CNN quoted Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Jasim Uddin as saying that some hostages were rescued, but he did not specify how many.
Witnesses near the cafe said that they heard a fresh round of heavy gunfire coming from the area of the Holey Artisan Bakery.
Bangladesh forces storm restaurant to free hostages 
Hours earlier, two policemen were killed and 40 injured in a midnight gunbattle with the terrorists.
A teenage Indian girl is believed to be among at least 20 foreigners held hostage inside the building.
The anti-terror operations were launched after talks of negotiation between security forces and the terrorists failed.
Here are the live updates of the Dhaka hostage situation:
11:35(IST): All security agencies did a great job: Bangladesh PM
11:33(IST): PM Sheikh Hasina: People of Bangladesh will never tolerate terrorism and we will fight it
11:23(IST): We have been able to save 13 people, 6 gunmen have been killed: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
11:22(IST): What kind of humans are these, who are killing other humans during Ramzan: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
10:52(IST): Bangladesh army spokesperson: Operation over, situation completely under control
10:33(IST): Dhaka hostage crisis ends after 14 hours.
10:19(IST): Seven Italians were among the hostages, Italy's ambassador to Bangladesh, Mario Palma told Italian state TV.
10:04(IST): According to Bangladesh media Indians, Italians, Argentine & Bangladeshis among those freed.
10:01(IST): Cafe in Dhaka cleared, 13 hostages rescued, 6 terrorists gunned down, search operations to continue: RAB commander
09:50(IST): According to eyewitnesses 5 gunmen have been killed. Media reports also suggest that 2 gunmen have managed to escape while one has been captured live.

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