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1st LD WHITETHRU: Gunmen attack restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic zone

Xinhua, July 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Unidentified gunmen are holding some 20 people hostage at a cafe in a diplomatic zone of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, media reports said on Saturday.

Three policemen were injured by gunfire as

they tried to get to the Holey Artisan restaurant in the upscale Gulshan area of Dhaka.

Cafe owners said about 6-8 attackers took about 20 hostages. Enditem