Police said that the authorities had tried to arrest five of the seven militants who were killed in the Dhaka restaurant attack. "This was done by JMB," Khan said, referring to Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, which claims to represent Islamic State in Bangladesh. He was referring to the killing of 49 people last month by a man who pledged allegiance to Islamic State. The Islamic State-affiliated Amaq news agency claimed in a report on Saturday the militants identified and released Muslim patrons from the Dhaka restaurant, SITE said. One line of inquiry being pursued is whether the restaurant attackers received any guidance from Islamic State or al Qaeda, an official in Bangladesh's counter-terrorism wing said.

Source: dna July 03, 2016 13:07 UTC