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In Pictures: Bangladesh troops end hostage crisis in Dhaka following an 11-hour stand-off
Bangladeshi troops stormed the upmarket Holey Artisan Bakery cafe after suspected Islamist militants took tens of diners hostage, gunning down six attackers.
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Jul 02, 2016, 08:52 PM
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Jul 02, 2016, 07:31 PM
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Bangladesh Border Guards near the upmarket Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday July 1, 2016. Gunmen burst into the cafe in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter shortly before 9.30pm on Friday night, as people were eating dinner.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Bangladeshi police officers take cover as a man lies on the ground near the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant on July 2, 2016. Following an 11-hour stand-off, heavily armed commandos stormed the restaurant early Saturday morning. The siege ended with six gunmen killed and one arrested. Some 13 hostages were freed.
PHOTO: AFP
Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard after gunmen stormed a restaurant in Dhaka's high-security diplomatic district early on July 2, 2016. Heavily armed commandos stormed the restaurant early Saturday morning.
PHOTO: AFP
People carry an injured man near the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant on July 2, 2016. The attackers were described by one army official as being aged 20-27 years old and “well-educated”.
PHOTO: AFP
A police ambulance evacuates rescued hostages from the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 2, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
Bangladesh Army Brigadier General Naim Asraf Chowdhury speaks during a news conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 2, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Members of the Rapid Action Batallion (RAB) place tape to restrict the media and others in the streets close to the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 2, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
Relatives of a hostage wait for news in the streets close to the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 2, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
Soldiers patrol in a boat on a lake near the Holey Artisan restaurant on July 2, 2016. The restaurant is a Western-style cafe popular for its large, leafy garden, situated in the affluent Gulshan district.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Soldiers take their positions near the Holey Artisan restaurant on July 2, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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