The Dhaka restaurant attack was the worst since 2005, when JMB set off a series of bombs throughout Bangladesh in the space of an hour. Kerry spoke to Hasina on the telephone and offered FBI help in the investigation. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan rejected those claims, blaming Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a local militant group which claims to represent IS but has no proven links. Two Bangladeshis were also murdered inside the restaurant, while two police officers were killed outside during the 12-hour standoff. Dhaka, July 4 (Reuters): US Secretary of State John Kerry has offered Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina help to investigate those behind the killing of 20 people at a Dhaka restaurant, as police examine how the young, affluent and educated attackers were radicalised.

Source: The Telegraph July 04, 2016 04:41 UTC