BREAKING NEWS: Police locked in a shoot-out with gunmen who shout ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they take hostages including foreigners at restaurant in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka
U.S. Embassy reported hostages have been taken at the Dhaka restaurant
Up to nine gunmen entered, opened fire and hurled makeshift bombs
Gunmen armed with ‘pistols, swords and bombs’, according to a witness
Worker who escaped reported gunmen shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they fired
Restaurant in city’s diplomatic quarter and popular with foreign nationals
Several foreigners are among being held hostage inside, said police chief
By IMOGEN CALDERWOOD
DailyMail.com
1 July 2016
Police are locked in a shoot-out with gunmen at a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.
As many as nine gunmen are said to have entered the restaurant and opened fire, unleashing at least 50 shots and hurling makeshift bombs.
The restaurant, which is popular with foreigners, is in the upscale Gulshan area of the capital.
At least three policemen were wounded by gunfire that erupted as officers surrounded the Holey Artisan restaurant, a police officer said.
He said there were foreigners inside the restaurant, taken hostage along with staff members, and that police were preparing a plan to enter the premises.
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