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Another Link in Bangladesh's Chain of Attacks

Jul 7, 2016 | 09:30 GMT

Another Link in Bangladesh's Chain of Attacks
Bangladeshi police guard a checkpoint on a road leading to the Holey Artisan Bakery, the scene of a fatal attack and siege in Dhaka on July 3.

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Summary

Militancy in Bangladesh is becoming more complicated and deadly. This reality was highlighted once again on July 1, when Islamic State-linked militants stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan, an upscale district in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, killing 20 restaurant patrons and two senior police officers. After a nearly 12-hour standoff, Bangladeshi troops killed six attackers, freeing 13 hostages and detaining one suspect. The attack, the deadliest in Bangladesh this year, highlights the evolving transnational extremist threat that continues to plague the country and threaten its economy, despite its government's efforts to quell it.

Militancy in Bangladesh is becoming more complicated and deadly. This reality was highlighted once again on July 1, when Islamic State-linked militants stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan, an upscale district in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, killing 20 restaurant patrons and two senior police officers. After a nearly 12-hour standoff, Bangladeshi troops killed six attackers, freeing 13 hostages and detaining one suspect. The attack, the deadliest in Bangladesh this year, highlights the evolving transnational extremist threat that continues to plague the country and threaten its economy, despite its government's efforts to quell it....

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