Alwaght- ISIS Takfiri terrorist group says its gunmen have killed at least 20 foreigners inside a café in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
Terrorists reported to be ISIS affiliated, attacked a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka around 9pm in the affluent suburb of Gulshan is popular with expats and Westerners.
All 20 victims were foreigners, the spokesman for the Bangladesh army said. Colonel Rashidul Hasan said he could not yet confirm the nationalities of those who had died, most of whom were killed by "sharp weapons".
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack through its media affiliates, but the Bangladesh government has consistently denied any ISIS presence in the country. Other attacks have been claimed by local extremist groups.
Bangladesh has seen a series of attacks recently, mostly using machetes, targeting bloggers, atheists and religious minorities.
The attack at the restaurant comes two weeks after the Bangladeshi government finished conducting a weeklong crackdown that included mass arrests, taking into custody more than 10,000 people, including 194 people reported to be affiliated with militant networks.
