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The Bangladesh army concluded an operation to clear the cafe after a 12-hour siege that began when gunmen stormed the restaurant on Friday night.
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The operation to neutralise seven militants and rescue hostages inside the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka was was named ‘Thunderbolt’. It began at 7.40 am and within 12 minutes, the operation was over.
The operation was jointly carried out by Bangladesh’s Army, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police. Bangladesh’s army announced the end of the operation at 8.30 am.
‘Operation Thunderbolt’ successfully managed to neutralise six of the total seven militants present inside the Holey Artisan Bakery. One militant was caught alive. He was detained and later arrested.
In a bid to neutralise militants as fast as possible without giving them operation inputs, the cable TV connections, live messaging services and internet access throughout Dhaka was cut off. News channels were asked not to air live visuals.
As many as 13 hostages were rescued, including three foreign nationals— one Japanese and two Sri Lankans.
Brigadier General Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury, Director of Military Operations in a press briefing issues helpline number: +88-0176-9012524 to ascertain the deceased and the survivor’s identity and nationalities.
Before the operation began, as many as 20 civilians were killed, according to the Director of Military Operations. According to several media reports, two Italian nationals are among the deceased. All of the deceased were brutally killed using sharp weapons.
The dead bodies were sent for post-mortem examination to the Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH).
Besides civilians, two police officers — Salauddin Khan, the officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Robiul Islam, Assistant Commissioner of Uttara Zone Detective Branch — succumbed to the injuries they suffered because of the cross-firing.
At the end of ‘Operation Thunderbolt’, the joint forces carried out a combing drive at the Holey Artisan Bakery. The forces recovered pistols, AK 22 rifles, explosives, live IEDs, sharp weapons and walky-talkies. The live IEDs and other explosives were later diffused by the joint forces.
