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Bangladesh siege: Twenty killed at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka
Twenty people, most said to be foreigners, have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a cafe in Bangladesh, the army says. Gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in Dhaka late on Friday before troops entered almost 12 hours later. Six of the attackers were also killed and one was arrested, a...
Hostages freed as Bangladeshi forces slaughter ISIS militants in cafe siege
ISLAMIC State jihadis have stormed a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka leaving at least two dead and thirty injured following a tense hostage situation. Hundreds of Bangladeshi police officers laid siege on the building, with officials confirming they had freed twelve hostages, including four foreigners. The fate of...
Police siege as man ‘kidnaps woman and child and threatens to set fire to himself’
A SEVEN-hour stand-off has left one man in hospital after armed police swarmed a home amid reports a man took a woman and child hostage. Terrified witnesses claimed the man has threatened to cover himself in petrol and set himself alight in Glasgow. Other onlookers have claimed a man was seen brandishing a knife in the middle...
Three men shot during Sydney factory siege
A gunman is believed to be in a stand-off with police at a Sydney factory where a man was shot dead and two others injured. Police say the "delicate" operation in the industrial suburb of Ingleburn in the city's southwest is ongoing. It is unknown whether the gunman is holding hostages. The two injured men were...