July 2016 Dhaka attack

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The July 2016 Dhaka attack or Holey Artisan terrorist attack took place on the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00), when five Islamic State (IS) terrorists took hostages and opened fire on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan Thana jurisdiction in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The terrorists entered the bakery with crude bombs, machetes, and pistols, and took several dozen hostages, including foreign nationals. In the immediate response while Dhaka Metropolitan Police tried to regain control of the bakery, two police officers were shot dead by the assailants. By the end of the security forces' operation, 29 people were killed, including 20 hostages (17 foreigners and three Bangladeshis), two police officers, five terrorists, and two bakery staff. After the police failed to breach the bakery and secure the hostages, they set up a perimeter along with the Rapid Action Battalion and Border Guard Bangladesh. Very early on 2 July (around 03:00), it was decided that the Bangladesh...

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