Six gunmen are dead and 14 hostages have been rescued from a cafe in Dhaka, a Bangladeshi army spokesman said Saturday.
The hostage crisis at the Holey Artisan Bakery, which is popular with expats, followed a Friday night gun battle with police that left at least two senior officers dead and 40 people injured.
About 20 people are thought to have been in the restaurant.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Amaq, an ISIS media branch. Some U.S. officials cast doubt on that claim.
The attack comes as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan nears its end.
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