The Islamists, who carried out Bangladesh's terror worst attack at a cafe in Dhaka, had slaughtered all the 20 hostages within 20 minutes of the brazen assault, a top police official said on Monday. "The gunmen had killed the hostages within 20 minutes of the attack," he said. "Many media are reporting that we had delayed the rescue mission but we did not. Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque also rejected allegations by the media that police delayed the rescue operation. Nine Italians, 7 Japanese, one American of Bangladeshi origin, and two Bangladeshis were also among the people who were killed.

Source: dna July 04, 2016 12:00 UTC