Dhaka attack: Fate of 7 Japanese hostages still unknown
July 02, 2016  16:27
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Of the eight Japanese citizens who were taken hostage by gunmen at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, one was rescued, a top official said in Tokyo today.

Japan was unable to contact the seven, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told reporters.

The eight are employees of private firms engaged in a Japan International Cooperation Agency construction project.
The man who was rescued was shot and was being treated at a hospital, Hagiuda said, adding he was in stable condition.

Japanese officials in Dhaka had met with the man, whose name is being withheld.

JICA had earlier said it was unable to contact eight Japanese workers in the country as of Saturday afternoon and was working to confirm their locations.

Separately, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina over phone. She told Abe that 13 people were rescued including three foreigners, Hagiuda said.
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