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Dhaka shooting: Hostage situation as gunmen battle police

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/01/asia/bangladesh-dhaka-shooting/index.html

Armed attackers are holding as many as 20 hostages at a cafe in a diplomatic zone of Bangladesh's capital. A gunbattle with police left at least one officer dead.As police exchanged fire with the gunmen, the attackers threw explosives at officers, a source at the scene said.

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Reply 1

34908seikj

Another source for those that don't like CNN

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-attack-idUSKCN0ZH5HE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36687616

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 2

physicsphysics91

Is it too early to assume the religion of the attackers?

Reply 3

username1854431

I'm so worried :frown:

A very close friend of mine lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh and frequently visits that area...

Reply 4

34908seikj

Original post by physicsphysics91

Is it too early to assume the religion of the attackers?

From the BBC article:

"So-called Islamic State has said it carried out the attack."

"Media reports quoted witnesses as saying that "Allahu Akbar", meaning "God is greatest", was heard as the attack took place."

Reply 5

Trapz99

Original post by physicsphysics91

Is it too early to assume the religion of the attackers?

Why do you care?

Reply 6

physicsphysics91

Original post by Trapz99

Why do you care?

Wanted to see if it was something other than the usual suspects.

Reply 7

Trapz99

Original post by physicsphysics91

Wanted to see if it was something other than the usual suspects.

Why does it matter to you what religion the attackers believe in? And who are the 'usual suspects'?

Reply 8

34908seikj

Original post by Trapz99

Why does it matter to you what religion the attackers believe in? And who are the 'usual suspects'?

Clearly the implication was islamic terrorism specifically [Which it is].

Reply 9

Trapz99

Original post by 34908seikj

Clearly the implication was islamic terrorism specifically [Which it is].

Extremist terrorism more like. Not 'Islamic' in any way, shape or form.

Reply 10

34908seikj

Original post by Trapz99

Extremist terrorism more like. Not 'Islamic' in any way, shape or form.

Well BBC is saying it was done by IS, so while you may not affiliate them with Islam, their actions are motivated by Islam, or at least they claim. It's still extremism, Islamic extremism.

Reply 11

Craig1998

Horrible, even worse is how it wont even make headlines as Bangladesh is on that side of the scale of countries to care about when sickening terrorism like this strikes.

Reply 12

34908seikj

Original post by Craig1998

Horrible, even worse is how it wont even make headlines as Bangladesh is on that side of the scale of countries to care about when sickening terrorism like this strikes.

[video="youtube;aVQLJ-NBIWE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVQLJ-NBIWE[/video]

incorrect.

Reply 13

Craig1998

Original post by 34908seikj

[video="youtube;aVQLJ-NBIWE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVQLJ-NBIWE[/video]

incorrect.

I'm sorry but I thought it was implied that it wouldn't make headlines in the UK or in Western Media. The events in Brussels months ago were covered extensively, but whenever there is a terrorist attack in Iraq or Syria or wherever (there were >10 reported yesterday worldwide), it gets no headlines or anything like that.