The attack

All the attackers in the deadly assault on a cafe in Dhaka were Bangladeshi citizens. Five were militants police had tried to arrest previously, Police Inspector General Shahidul Hoque said.
Report: Commandos storm Dhaka restaurant

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The attack was the deadliest and boldest act of terror in a country that has become increasingly numb to ever-escalating violence by Islamist militants.
The victims were among roughly three dozen people taken hostage when attackers stormed the cafe Friday evening with guns, explosives and sharp weapons, authorities said.
Some guests and workers managed to escape.
Cafe worker Shumon Reza said he saw six to eight gunmen enter the bakery. He escaped as they came in.
"The guests were all lying on the ground under the chairs and tables," Reza told Boishakhi TV. And we (the employees) escaped in whichever safe way we could. Some went to the roof, others went to other safe spots."
Shortly after, Reza said, the attackers started throwing explosives, one after another.
"We thought it wasn't safe anymore and jumped from the roof," he said.
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Early Saturday morning, military commandos moved in. By the end, 13 people had been rescued and 20 were dead, officials said.
Six terrorists were killed and one was captured alive, Hasina said Saturday.