Seven Japanese confirmed dead in Bangladesh attack

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Seven Japanese confirmed dead in Bangladesh attack

5:20 CAT | 02 Jul 2016

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts as he speaks to the media at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, July 2, 2016, following news of an attack on a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital by gunmen. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Reuters / Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts as he speaks to the media at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, July 2, 2016, following news of an attack on a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital by gunmen.

Seven Japanese citizens have been confirmed dead in the attack by Islamist militants in Bangladesh’s capital, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Saturday.

Militants killed 20 people inside an upmarket restaurant in Dhaka before security forces stormed the building and ended a 12-hour standoff.

Source: Reuters