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Night Watchman

(743 posts)
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 06:51 AM Jul 2016

20 hostages killed, 13 saved in Bangladesh restaurant attack

Source: Associated Press

Jul. 2, 2016 6:27 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant to end a hostage-taking by heavily armed militants early Saturday, killing six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners. The military said 20 hostages were killed during the 10-hour standoff, and a survivor's father said the attackers spared people who could recite verses from the Quran.

The attack marks an escalation in militant violence that has hit the traditionally moderate Muslim-majority nation with increasing frequency in recent months. Previous attacks involved machete-wielding men singling out individual activists, foreigners and religious minorities.

About 35 people were taken hostage Friday night when gunmen stormed the popular Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's Gulshan area, a diplomatic zone, during the Ramadan holy month. Two police officers were killed at the start of the attack.

Paramilitary troops who mounted the rescue operations in the morning killed six attackers and recovered explosive devices and sharp weapons from the scene, Brig. Gen. Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury said. He did not identify the hostages.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/631cff7370dc467782ef5b5fc4aeed56/commandos-storm-dhaka-restaurant-6-attackers-dead-13-safe

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20 hostages killed, 13 saved in Bangladesh restaurant attack (Original Post) Night Watchman Jul 2016 OP
Bangladesh has had a lot of murders lately. NutmegYankee Jul 2016 #1
Before they've mostly been mob violence Recursion Jul 2016 #2
The bastards who did this were not real Muslims Night Watchman Jul 2016 #3
Unfortunately that is "The no true Scotsman fallacy". NutmegYankee Jul 2016 #4
That's insulting to the victims... MellowDem Jul 2016 #5
Islam has terrorist extremists just like US Christianity does MH1 Jul 2016 #7
Were the 20 killed during the standoff Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #6
Just terrible. bdwker Jul 2016 #8
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #9
When the mainstream, peace loving Muslims TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #10
I think the time for that is... years ago. bdwker Jul 2016 #11
It's time for us to quit doing business with countries TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #12

NutmegYankee

(16,177 posts)
1. Bangladesh has had a lot of murders lately.
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 07:26 AM
Jul 2016

The militants are murdering anyone who doesn't bow to them or follow the faith. It's unclear how to combat this new phenomenon. Even Israel is seeing this new method of murder as people just attack in the street with stabbings.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
2. Before they've mostly been mob violence
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 07:31 AM
Jul 2016

This is something new; their only organized political terrorism recently has been Maoist and very small scale.

 

Night Watchman

(743 posts)
3. The bastards who did this were not real Muslims
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 07:31 AM
Jul 2016

If they had been, they wouldn't have done it during Ramadan. They're using Islam as a cover for their own hate and psychopathy.

NutmegYankee

(16,177 posts)
4. Unfortunately that is "The no true Scotsman fallacy".
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 07:51 AM
Jul 2016

People of any faith can use it to justify their worldview and actions. And have throughout history.

MellowDem

(5,018 posts)
5. That's insulting to the victims...
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 07:52 AM
Jul 2016

Religion can and does inspire bad things, and Islam has a real problem that needs to be addressed. Islam promotes plenty of hate and bigotry in its own texts. That's an issue, and it will,continue to inspire violence.

MH1

(17,537 posts)
7. Islam has terrorist extremists just like US Christianity does
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 09:26 AM
Jul 2016

I'm pretty sure that the body count is currently much higher with Islam, but when a terrorists cites his "Christian" beliefs as the reason he shoots up a Planned Parenthood clinic - or kills their own kids over fears of "miscegenation" - it is the same kind of thing.

The terrorist extremists of US "Christianity" cite the Bible as their justification, just as "Islamic" extremists cite the Quran. Moderates of each religion will claim the terrorists are misreading the sacred texts.

Both religions have a problem. I will grant that in terms of death and destruction, currently Islam has the much bigger problem.

(Oh and let's not leave out other religions. There have been Hindus that violently attack Muslims in India. There are even violent Buddhists.)

Response to bdwker (Reply #8)

TexasBushwhacker

(20,043 posts)
10. When the mainstream, peace loving Muslims
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:27 PM
Jul 2016

push their countries' governments to fight them. Saudi Arabia has the third largest military on the planet. Where are they in all this?

 

bdwker

(435 posts)
11. I think the time for that is... years ago.
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:30 PM
Jul 2016

LOL.....SA usually PAYS/ BRIBES terrorists to leave them alone.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,043 posts)
12. It's time for us to quit doing business with countries
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 03:01 PM
Jul 2016

that support terrorism, including Saudi Arabia. To do that, we need to drop our oil consumption drastically. To do that we need to ramp up our use of solar and wind to generate cleaner electricity and use electric vehicles.

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