Suspected mastermind of Dhaka cafe attack
The attacker and his accomplice were said to have been killed in a shootout in the early hours of Friday, January 6 in Dhaka.
An armed Myanmar border police patrol along the river dividing Myanmar and Bangladesh border located in Maungdaw, Rakhine State on October 15, 2016
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According to AFP, the men's bodies were found after police raided a building in the Rayer Bazar area, outskirts of the capital.
Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the assault on the cafe in a posh neighborhood where militants singled out non-Muslims and foreigners, killing Italians, Japanese, an American and an Indian.
Two police officers and six militants were also reported killed when the attackers stormed the Holey Artisan cafe after a 12-hour siege, rescuing 13 people.
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Police believe that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, was involved in organizing the cafe attack.
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