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On the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 local time,<ref name="BBC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36687616|title=Gunmen take hostages in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|date=1 July 2016|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> seven militants opened fire on the ''Holey Artisan Bakery'' in the [[Gulshan, Dhaka|Gulshan]] neighborhood and diplomatic area of [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="rt">{{cite web|title=Gunmen take at least 20 hostages in Dhaka diplomatic quarter, Bangladesh – reports|url=https://www.rt.com/news/349188-shooting-bangladesh-hostage-reports/|website=rt.com|publisher=Russia Today|accessdate=1 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="fox">{{cite web|title=Hostages taken in attack on restaurant in Bangladesh capital; witness says gunmen shouted 'Allahu Akbar'|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/07/01/hostages-reported-in-attack-in-restaurant-in-bangladesh-capital.html?intcmp=hpbt3|publisher=Fox News|accessdate=1 July 2016}}</ref> They also threw bombs, took several dozen hostages, and killed two police officers in shootouts with police.<ref name="rt" /> They reportedly shouted "[[Takbir|''Allahu Akbar''!]]" ("God is greater") during the attack.<ref name="fox" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Bangladeshi police prepare to storm restaurant where Islamist terrorists are holding 20 hostages – including foreigners – after shooting two officers dead in Dhaka|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3670353/Gunmen-attack-restaurant-Dhakas-diplomatic-quarter-police-witness.html|accessdate=1 July 2016|quote=Worker who escaped reported gunmen shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as they fired}}</ref>
On the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 local time,<ref name="BBC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36687616|title=Gunmen take hostages in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|date=1 July 2016|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> seven militants opened fire on the ''Holey Artisan Bakery'' in the [[Gulshan, Dhaka|Gulshan]] neighborhood and diplomatic area of [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="rt">{{cite web|title=Gunmen take at least 20 hostages in Dhaka diplomatic quarter, Bangladesh – reports|url=https://www.rt.com/news/349188-shooting-bangladesh-hostage-reports/|website=rt.com|publisher=Russia Today|accessdate=1 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="fox">{{cite web|title=Hostages taken in attack on restaurant in Bangladesh capital; witness says gunmen shouted 'Allahu Akbar'|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/07/01/hostages-reported-in-attack-in-restaurant-in-bangladesh-capital.html?intcmp=hpbt3|publisher=Fox News|accessdate=1 July 2016}}</ref> They also threw bombs, took several dozen hostages, and killed two police officers in shootouts with police.<ref name="rt" /> They reportedly shouted "[[Takbir|''Allahu Akbar''!]]" ("God is greatest") during the attack.<ref name="fox" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Bangladeshi police prepare to storm restaurant where Islamist terrorists are holding 20 hostages – including foreigners – after shooting two officers dead in Dhaka|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3670353/Gunmen-attack-restaurant-Dhakas-diplomatic-quarter-police-witness.html|accessdate=1 July 2016|quote=Worker who escaped reported gunmen shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as they fired}}</ref>


Twenty-eight people were killed, including 17 foreigners, two police officers, and six gunmen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/gunmen-take-hostages-at-bangladesh-restaurant-2-dead/2016/07/01/fd4a7a9a-3fe9-11e6-9e16-4cf01a41decb_story.html|title=Hostage crisis leaves 28 dead in Bangladesh diplomatic zone|work=The Washington Post|date=2 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/01/gunmen-attack-restaurant-in-diplomatic-quarter-of-bangladeshi-ca/|title=20 foreigners killed in 'Isil' attack on Dhaka restaurant|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> One of the gunmen was captured and 13 hostages were freed by [[Bangladesh Armed Forces]], [[Bangladesh Police|Police]], [[Rapid Action Battalion|RAB]], and joint forces.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2016/07/02/bangladesh/HfMUT3ceoe7kqPRPdMEPjN/story.html|title=Police kill 6 militants, rescue 13 hostages in Dhaka attack|website=Boston Globe|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> According to Dhaka's Inspector General of Police, all seven of the attackers were Bangladeshi citizens.<ref name=igp-dhaka>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/dhaka-attack/gulshan-attackers-bangladeshi-citizens-igp-1249327|title=Gulshan attackers Bangladeshi citizens: IGP|date=2 July 2016|website=The Daily Star|accessdate=2 July 2016}}</ref>
Twenty-eight people were killed, including 17 foreigners, two police officers, and six gunmen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/gunmen-take-hostages-at-bangladesh-restaurant-2-dead/2016/07/01/fd4a7a9a-3fe9-11e6-9e16-4cf01a41decb_story.html|title=Hostage crisis leaves 28 dead in Bangladesh diplomatic zone|work=The Washington Post|date=2 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/01/gunmen-attack-restaurant-in-diplomatic-quarter-of-bangladeshi-ca/|title=20 foreigners killed in 'Isil' attack on Dhaka restaurant|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> One of the gunmen was captured and 13 hostages were freed by [[Bangladesh Armed Forces]], [[Bangladesh Police|Police]], [[Rapid Action Battalion|RAB]], and joint forces.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2016/07/02/bangladesh/HfMUT3ceoe7kqPRPdMEPjN/story.html|title=Police kill 6 militants, rescue 13 hostages in Dhaka attack|website=Boston Globe|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> According to Dhaka's Inspector General of Police, all seven of the attackers were Bangladeshi citizens.<ref name=igp-dhaka>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/dhaka-attack/gulshan-attackers-bangladeshi-citizens-igp-1249327|title=Gulshan attackers Bangladeshi citizens: IGP|date=2 July 2016|website=The Daily Star|accessdate=2 July 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:01, 3 July 2016

2016 Gulshan attack
Part of Internal conflict in Bangladesh
Location of the attack within Dhaka
LocationRoad No 79, House 5, Gulshan 2
Holey Artisan Bakery, Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date1–2 July 2016
21:20 – 08:30 (BST, UTC+06:00)
Attack type
Mass shooting, bombing, hostage-taking
WeaponsFirearms, IEDs, sword[1]
Deaths28 (20 civilians, 6 attackers, 2 police officers)[2]
Injured50[3]
Victims20–60 hostages[4][5][6]
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)
No. of participants
7

On the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 local time,[7] seven militants opened fire on the Holey Artisan Bakery in the Gulshan neighborhood and diplomatic area of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[5][6] They also threw bombs, took several dozen hostages, and killed two police officers in shootouts with police.[5] They reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar!" ("God is greatest") during the attack.[6][8]

Twenty-eight people were killed, including 17 foreigners, two police officers, and six gunmen.[9][10] One of the gunmen was captured and 13 hostages were freed by Bangladesh Armed Forces, Police, RAB, and joint forces.[2] According to Dhaka's Inspector General of Police, all seven of the attackers were Bangladeshi citizens.[11]

Background

Bangladesh, having a population of 171 million, is a lower middle income country with a GDP per capita income of $1,284 per year. Since 2013, the country has experienced an increase in Islamist attacks on religious minorities, secularist and atheist writers and bloggers, LGBT rights activists, and non-radical Muslims. Since September 2015, there have been over 30 such attacks, and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for 21 of them.[12] Gulshan is a relatively wealthy neighborhood of Dhaka and is home to many foreign embassies.[6]

Attack and rescue

The attack started at about 21:20 local time.[13] Seven attackers entered the restaurant armed with bombs and guns, and one attacker also had a sword. They opened fire and detonated several of the bombs before taking many hostages, almost all foreigners. They engaged in shootouts with police, injuring several policemen, two of whom later died. Police cordoned off the area around the restaurant and planned a rescue raid.[5]

The hostage takers made three demands during the crisis:[14]

  • The leader of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, Khaled Saifullah, should be released.
  • The hostage takers are allowed to leave safely.
  • The hostage takers' mission to establish their extremist interpretation of Islam should be recognized.

Pictures allegedly taken from inside the restaurant have been circulated on Twitter by pro-ISIL accounts and show several bodies and pools of blood on the floor.[5]

Commando units from the Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force, Border Guards, Police, Rapid Action Battalion, and joint forces started the rescue operation at 07:40 local time.[15] 13 hostages were rescued. Six of the attackers were killed in a gunfight with the commandos, while the seventh was captured alive.[16]

The Daily Kaler Kantho reported that the militant group Ansar al-Islam announced the upcoming attack via a tweet almost 10 hours before the actual attack took place.[17]

Casualties

Twenty civilians, six gunmen, and two police officers were confirmed killed, while 50 others, mostly police personnel, were injured.[18][3] The two deceased police officers included an Assistant Commissioner of Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and the officer-in-charge of the nearby Banani police station.[19][20] Japanese and Italian citizens were among the victims.[5] A 19-year-old female of Indian nationality was also killed.[21] The Bangladesh Army initially announced that all 20 hostages killed in the attack were foreigners, and that they were "killed brutally with sharp weapons" by the perpetrators.[18] Those who could recite a verse from the Quran from memory were spared in an effort to only kill non-Muslims.[22][23]

Among the victims were seven Japanese citizens – five men and two women – who were associated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency.[24]

Deaths by nationality
Country Number
 Italy 9
 Japan 7
 Bangladesh 4
 India 1
 United States 1
Total 22[25]

ISIS claim of responsibility

An initial report from Amaq News Agency, which is affiliated with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), said the group claimed it had killed 24 people and wounded 40 others.[26] A second report, issued directly by ISIS a few hours later, said the group had killed "22 crusaders" and was accompanied by photos of the attackers, standing in front of ISIS banners.[27][28]

Reactions

  • Bangladesh Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condemned the killings and hostage crisis and assured that the government will do everything to restraint militancy and extremism in the country.[29] President Abdul Hamid also condemned the terrorist attack and expressed deep shock at the death of the hostages and police officials.[30]
  • India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack and said, "The attack in Dhaka has pained us beyond words."[31]
  • Italy Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi offered condolences to the families of the victims, saying, "Our values are stronger than hatred and terror."[32] He also said that the nation had suffered "a painful loss."[33]
  • Vatican City Pope Francis condemned the killings and said such attack is an "offense against God and humanity."[34]
  • Japan Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, commanded the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh to rescue the Japanese alive from the crisis, labeling the incident as "unfortunate".[35] Some other Japanese government officials and agencies including Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Japan International Cooperation Agency expressed their concern over the incident and condemned the killings.[36]
  • Malaysia Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak condemned the attack on Twitter and wrote, "Let it be known that terrorism has no religion, terrorism has no race. Terrorists are not Muslims and they have no place in the Muslim world. The world must unite against terrorism. We, as true Muslims, must disown and unconditionally reject those who blaspheme the name of Islam."[37]

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  14. ^ "আত্মসমর্পণের আহ্বান যৌথ বাহিনীর, জঙ্গিদের তিন শর্ত". Bangla Tribune. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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  17. ^ "এবিটির সকালে ঘোষণা, রাতে হামলা!" [ABT announced attack in the morning, attacked at night]. Daily Kaler Kantho. 2 July 2016.
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