IS claims Bangladesh restaurant massacre with Italians, Japanese and one US citizen among dead

The so-called Islamic State has claimed an attack on a Bangladesh restaurant in which militants killed 20 hostages, saying it targeted the citizens of "Crusader countries" in the capital, Dhaka.

IS claims Bangladesh restaurant massacre with Italians, Japanese and one US citizen among dead

The so-called Islamic State has claimed an attack on a Bangladesh restaurant in which militants killed 20 hostages, saying it targeted the citizens of "Crusader countries" in the capital, Dhaka.

The statement was circulated by supporters of the group on the Telegram messaging service today. It resembled previous statements released by the extremist group.

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