Bangladesh authorities are yet to say where all the people killed by the militants came from. DHAKA, July 2 (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed 20 people, including at least nine Italians and seven Japanese, inside an upmarket restaurant in Bangladesh's capital, before security forces stormed the building and ended a 12-hour standoff on Saturday. Emory University in Atlanta said in a statement that two of its students were among hostages who were killed. It marks a major escalation in a campaign by militants over the past 18 months that had targeted mostly individuals advocating a secular or liberal lifestyle in majority-Muslim Bangladesh with 160 million people. Bangladesh is the world's second largest apparel exporter after China.

Source: Huffington Post July 02, 2016 12:35 UTC