Hosne Ara Karim, whose son and daughter-in-law were rescued from the restaurant, wait for them near the scene of the attack in Dhaka. Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard after gunmen stormed the restaurant. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda said that the eight were together at the restaurant during the attack. Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant to end a hostage-taking by heavily armed militants early Saturday, killing six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist activity online.

Source: CBC News July 02, 2016 09:18 UTC