Dhaka: Holey Artisan Bakery attackers buried 'unclaimed'
September 23, 2016  09:28
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The five militants and another suspected attacker killed in a raid on a cafe in Dhaka have been buried over two months after the terror attack on the eatery.

The charitable organisation Anjuman Mufidul Islam took charge of the bodies from the Combined Military Hospital and buried them at Jurain Graveyard on Thursday, officials said, bdnews24.com reported.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia confirmed the bodies were handed over to the charitable organisation as 'unclaimed' ones.

"No one from among their relatives had contacted us to claim the bodies,' he told bdnews24.com.Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) Director Rashidul Hasan said the coffins carrying the bodies were handed over to the police at CMH mortuary around 12 pm on Thursday.

The militants killed 20 hostages, including 17 foreigners, in the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery and O Kitchen at Dhakas diplomatic district Gulshan on July 1. Two police officers also died in the attack.

Security forces stormed the eatery early the next day, killing six suspected attackers and freeing 13 hostages. Five of the attackers were identified as militants of the banned outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
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