Police said that the five gunmen were listed as militants and law enforcers made several efforts to arrest them. The seven militants who killed 20 people at a restaurant in Dhaka were local Bangladeshis and authorities had tried before to arrest five of them, police said, as the country began a two-day period of mourning on Sunday. Islamic State posted photos on Saturday of five fighters it said were involved in the killings but its claim has not been confirmed. Police said nine Italians, seven Japanese, two Bangladeshis, an Indian and a US citizen were killed during the attack at the Dhaka building, split between the Holey Artisan Bakery and the O'Kitchen Restaurant. Five of them were listed as militants and law enforcers made several drives to arrest them," national police chief Shahidul Hoque told reporters in Dhaka late on Saturday.

Source: dna July 03, 2016 04:00 UTC