Reports of gunfire in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
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- /u/jlwaidBoth were locked in separate rooms. Now unreachable. (a friend of my sister-in-law was inside)
- /u/jlwaidUnconfirmed report that they separated locals and foreigners at the beginning.
- /u/scarletfever2Almost all local TV channels have suspended LIVE broadcast after instructions from authorities.
- /u/AnimayeThe hostage takers have not made any demands despite attempts by the Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)
- /u/jlwaidThe cafe owner escape seems confirmed on CNN.
- /u/AnimayeReport's that there are 6-8 attackers inside
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- /u/jlwaidI heard that the cafe owner has escaped and reported that there are 20-30 people inside.
- /u/legurnsterWe'll be keeping you up to date until the stand down of authorities.
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- /u/scarletfever2Reports from CNN: 20 people held hostage in restaurant.
- /u/legurnsterLori Ann Walsh Imdad, principal of American Standard School, wrote on her Facebook page: "Terrorists broke in and shot the Italian baker and his wife and took about 20 foreigners hostage. This is a block from my place so I have a front row seat to the police action."
- /u/FuckherinthepussaThere are reports of the gunmen throwing grenades at the police.
- /u/legurnsterWe extend our thoughts to the Officer's loved ones at this time.
- /u/sparta65The Officer in charge of Banani Police station in Dhaka has succumbed to his injuries. Confirmed by local TV channel
- /u/legurnsterThere are reports of 2 people dead and 15 injured. As of yet, these are unconfirmed.
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- /u/sparta65According to news reports, 20 hostages are all foreigners.
- /u/legurnsterThe Dhaka Tribune are reporting the incident as an "apparent terrorist attack".
- /u/scarletfever2@ Any expats or individuals stuck in Gulshan/Baridhara/Banani - please stay indoors. Do NOT walk outside. I can arrange transportation later tonight when situation is safer.
- /u/legurnsterMembers of police Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Bomb Disposal Unit are at the site, confirms police sources.
- /u/sparta65"We are requesting the ones who are inside the restaurant to talk to us, relay usyour demands," said the RAB DG.
- /u/scarletfever2Indian NDTV reporting 2 diplomats killed - this has NOT been confirmed locally or anywhere else.
- /u/sparta65The RAB DG confirms that the gunmen kept the hostages at O'kitchen restaurant, which is a sister concern of the Holey Artisan bakery and operates from the same building at Road-79 in Gulshan 2.
- /u/legurnsterOur thoughts are with Bangladesh and its people while the authorities deal with this cowardly act of evil.
- /u/sparta65All the TV Channels have stopped broadcasting live here in Bangladesh.
- /u/sparta65Border Guard Bangladesh has also joined in the operation.
- /u/scarletfever2Rapid Action Battalion(RAB) - a special ops police force - has requested TV channels to suspend live broadcast; they want to establish contact with individuals inside the restaurant.
- /u/legurnster"Unknown number of people are still inside but we cannot confirm whether they are held hostage," police officer Sayedur Rahman told AFP news agency.
- /u/legurnsterThere's reports that at least 20 civilians have been taken hostage but this has not been confirmed.
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- /u/legurnsterThere's little information filtering in but we'll be here for as long as the incident goes on.
- /u/sparta65The Director General of Rapid Action Battalion Bangladesh has requested the TV Channels to halt the live broadcast for security purposes. Also, mentioned that they want to talk with those inside the restaurant, including the gunmen.
- /u/legurnsterIt is unclear who is behind the attack as of yet.
- /u/sparta65There's no sign of any rescue mission yet! A lot of police offers received splinter injuries from the crude bombs that were thrown at them.
- /u/legurnsterThe US embassy in Dhaka tweeted that there were "reports of shooting and hostage situation".
- /u/legurnsterA member of kitchen staff at the bakery told the Bangladesh Daily Star that the attackers "shouted Allah hu Akbar before blasting the bombs".
- /u/legurnsterOur thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this heinous act. <3
- /u/sparta65The Home Minister announced just yesterday that there's no chance of any sort of terrorist attack in the capital and country. Not even a day has passed after the comment and this happens! Gulshan is the most highly secured area in the capital where all the diplomats live here. Such incident is indeed very shocking!
- /u/legurnsterThe cafe is described as being popular with expatriates, diplomats and middle-class families.
- /u/legurnsterIt is not clear who the attackers are, although a police officer told the BBC that Islamic militants were suspected.
- /u/legurnsterBBC South Asia editor Jill McGivering says that although high-profile gun attacks are rare in Bangladesh, the latest incident follows a series of murders widely blamed on Islamist extremists.
- /u/legurnsterJust under a month ago, the Holey Artisan Bakery opened a new store in Bangkok, Thailand.
- /u/sparta65Three people were shot at 10:30pm. Of them, two are police personnel, poilce sources confirm.
- /u/legurnsterThe bakery was scheduled to close at 9pm tonight and the Chief Chef was allegedly taken hostage at around 8:45pm. (all times are local time.)
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- /u/legurnsterSumon Reza, a kitchen staff of Holey Artisan Bakery, who managed to escape said several armed assailants entered the restaurant around 8:45pm and took the chief chef hostage.“They blasted several crude bombs causing wide-scale panic among everyone. I managed to flee during this confusion,” he said.
- /u/legurnsterThere appears to be a number of foreign nationals trapped in the area. More as it comes through.
- /u/legurnsterFrom the Bangladesh Daily Star:According to intelligence gathered by our correspondent at spot, about five assailants entered one Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant on Road 79 and opened gunfire around 9:20pm.Huge number of policemen and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members cordoned off the restaurant. Assailants were hurling bombs when this report was filed around 10:46pm.Several people including policemen are believed to have been shot at scene. Televisions were covering the incident live and showed some people shot.
- /u/legurnsterThe Bangladesh Daily Star reported that several gunmen had entered the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe and opened fire on Friday evening.
- /u/legurnsterIt is unclear whether there has been two unrelated shootings.
- /u/legurnsterThree people were shot at approximately 10:30pm local time, say Police and officials.
- /u/legurnsterThere are also reports of an explosion being heard approximately 15 minutes ago.
- /u/legurnsterDhaka Tribune's DMCH corrspondent Aminul Islam Babu confirmed the identities of the injured. They are—Abdur Razzak, a driver in profession who took a bullet in throat and police constables Pradip and Alamgir. The police personnel were shot in their right legs.
- /u/legurnsterReports are of three casualties and two dead.
- /u/legurnsterThere are also reports of hostages in an Artisan bakery.
- /u/legurnsterThe incident appears to be in Gulshan, a prominent area of the city.
- /u/legurnsterWe'll be bringing you all the latest as we get it.
- /u/legurnsterGunfire has been heard in a diplomatic area of Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, local media are reporting.
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