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Xinhua world news summary at GMT 1530, July 2

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Gunmen killed 20 foreigners soon after they stormed a Spanish restaurant in the capital of Dhaka in Bangladesh's worst hostage crisis, a spokesman of the Bangladesh Army said on Saturday.

Sources said all the victims were foreign nationals, mostly Italians and Japanese. Some 13 hostages, including one Japanese and two Sri Lankans, were rescued after a two-hour opration by Army commandos. Six attackers were killed. It is the first attack on an establishment in Bangladesh claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.(Bangladesh-Deaths-IS)

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Two civilians and a suicide bomber were killed and 17 people wounded after the bomber hit the vehicle of a local leader in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, on Saturday, a provincial source said.

The province has been the scene of heavy clashes between security forces, pro-government militiamen and IS fighters since the emergence of IS in early 2015. No group has claimed responsibility for the latest targeted attack yet.(Afghanistan-Killing-IS)

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BELGRADE -- A husband killed his wife and four others on suspicion of jealousy and injured 20 others in a bloody gunfire in a village in northeastern Serbia on Saturday, according to the country's interior ministry.

Two people died on the spot, while three more passed away in hospital in the nearby city of Zrenjanin. The tragedy took place during the traditional "Chicken Fest" which is held here every year. (Serbia-Killing)

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MOGADISHU -- At least two civilians were killed and 18 others seriously injured in a mortar shell attack by Al-Shabaab in Baidoa town in southwest Somalia, officials said on Saturday.

The incident happened early Saturday when the militants fired rounds of mortar shells targeting civilians who were asleep. Residents expressed fears the death toll could be more. The military group has increased deadly attacks in the south and central Somalia during the holy month of Ramadan.(Somalia-Militants-Killing)

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GAZA -- Israeli war jets hit several targets in the Gaza Strip Saturday predawn in response to earlier rocket firing from Hamas, eyewitnesses said.

Several explosions were heard in northern, central and southern Gaza after Israeli warplanes fired air-to-ground missiles on targets belonging to military groups. No injuries were reported.(Israel-Gaza-Bomb) Endi