In pictures: Dhaka hostage crisis

A Bangladeshi security personal stands guard during a rescue operation as gunmen take position in a restaurant in the Dhaka's high-security diplomatic district on July 2, 2016. AFP

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Members of the Rapid Action Battalion are seen outside the Holey Artisan restaurant, where gunmen had taken hostages, in the upscale Gulshan area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016. Reuters
Army soldiers take their positions near the Holey Artisan restaurant after militants attacked the upscale cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016. Reuters
An unidentified security personnel is taken for medical attention after a group of gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in a diplomatic zone of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP
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People react near the Holey Artisan restaurant after militants attacked the upscale cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016. - Reuters
Security personnel are seen near the Holey Artisan restaurant hostage site, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016.- Reuters
Rapid Action Battalion members walk as police stormed the Holey Artisan restaurant after gunmen attacked it and took hostages early on Saturday in Dhaka, Bangladesh in this still frame taken from live video July 2, 2016.- Reuters
A security personnel reacts near the Holey Artisan restaurant after gunmen attacked the upscale cafe, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016.- Reuters
Bangladeshi police officers take cover as a man lies on the ground near the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant during an attack by unidentified gunmen in Dhaka's high-security diplomatic district on July 2, 2016. AFP
An unidentified relative of a person taken hostage after a group of gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners, makes a call from his cellular phone in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 1, 2016. AP
Bangladeshi security personnel cordon off the area after a group of gunmen attacked a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, July 2, 2016. AP
Hosne Ara Karim, whose son and daughter-in-law were rescued from the restaurant that was attacked by heavily armed militants, wait for them in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, July 2, 2016. AP
People carry an injured man near the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant during an attack by unidentified gunmen in Dhaka's high-security diplomatic district on July 2, 2016. AFP

Published: Sun 3 Jul 2016, 9:30 AM

Last updated: Sun 3 Jul 2016, 11:50 AM

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