Dhaka: Amidst the on-going mourning over the dreaded terror attack in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi police today confessed the security forces may have mistook a hostage as one of the attackers and shot him dead.
In the attack that took place in a cafe, Saiful Islam Chowkidar, a pizza maker at the Holey Artisan restaurant, was among the dead when police entered the place to end the blockade, said Saiful Islam, a senior police official.
Friday’s Dhaka attack claimed 22 lives, including two policemen. The horrific hostage situation ended after 11 hours on Saturday morning when the commandos broke into the restaurant and killed six out of the seven gunmen.
Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the killing of the hostages, mostly foreigners and two police officers during an eleven-hour siege.
Most of those killed were found with their throats slit.
Among those rescued were Indian, Sri Lankan and Japanese nationals, media reports said. Around 30 people were injured.
However, the government had consistently ruled out the presence of the dreaded terror group in the Muslim-majority nation though experts have been maintaining that series of brutal attacks on minorities and secular activists had the hallmarks of ISIS group.
Meanwhile, police have released the photos of the six gunmen killed during the raid by commandos. A seventh was arrested and is being interrogated by Bangladeshi intelligence officers.
