#Bangladesh Security Forces Kill Mastermind of #Dhaka Cafe Attack

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Bangladesh security forces killed four militants Saturday, including the alleged mastermind of an attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed, the head of Dhaka’s counterterrorism police unit told Reuters.

The militants were cornered in an early morning raid on their hideout in Naraynganj, on the outskirts of the capital, and were killed after refusing to surrender, Additional Commissioner of Police Monirul Islam said.

Bangladesh-born Canadian citizen Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, the alleged mastermind of the attack on the cafe, was among those killed.

Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] had claimed responsibility for the cafe attack and, while the government has dismissed the claim, security experts say the scale and sophistication of the assault suggested links to trans-national networks.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team