Witness recounts Dhaka restaurant attack Witness recounts Dhaka restaurant attack Witness recounts Dhaka restaurant attack See more videosTwo Bangladeshi police officers also died from injuries sustained while exchanging gunfire with the attackers Friday night. The hostages were given a test, according to a witness: Recite verses from the Koran or be punished. The 20 hostages killed included nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and one Indian, government sources said, as details of the bloodshed began trickling from other capitals worldwide. He and others, including kitchen staff, managed to escape by running to the rooftop or out the back door. The commandos killed six of the attackers and recovered explosive devices and sharp weapons from the scene, said Chowdhury.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 02, 2016 18:33 UTC