Terrorists took dozens of hostages at the restaurant in Dhaka's Gulshan area, a diplomatic zone.
Seven Japanese citizens have been confirmed dead in the attack by Islamist terrorists in Bangladesh's capital, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said today.
Terrorists killed 20 people inside an upmarket restaurant in Dhaka before security forces stormed the building and ended a 12-hour standoff.
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