20 civilians killed in Bangladesh hostage siege: army

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DHAKA: Armed militants killed 20 civilians after taking them hostage in a Bangladesh cafe overnight and many of the victims were hacked to death, an army spokesman said on Saturday

“We’ve recovered 20 bodies. Most them had been brutally hacked to death with sharp weapons,” army spokesman Brigadier General Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury told reporters, without giving the nationality of the victims.