A group of between seven and eight attackers armed with guns and bombs stormed a restaurant in the diplomatic district of Dakha, Bangladesh at around 9:20 p.m. Friday local time (11:20 a.m. ET) and were holding customers and staff hostage, NBC News reports.
Bangladesh paramilitary troops stormed a restaurant in the diplomatic zone of the capital, Dhaka, on Saturday killing six gunmen and rescuing 13 hostages to end a bloody takeover that left at least 20 civilians dead.
The ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency reported that the ISIS had claimed responsibility for the attack.