Over to thomas roberts. Another hour of live msnbc breaking News Coverage begins right now. Out of dhaka, again, gunmen opened fire in the Diplomatic Quarter there, dhaka being the capital city in bangladesh and we have been getting different reports about how many people could be held hess taj inside different cafes and restaurants. And also how many gunmen could be involved with this. We have seen original reports that police engaged in gunfire back and forth with whoever these people are and there are some injuries reported out of that. First to the state department. We just had a briefing a short time ago from john kirby talking about americans and how they have been able to so far confirm there are none involved in this altercation. Take a listen. First, and i know you guys are probably tracking this were certainly aware of reports of what appears to be a hostage situation in the gulshan neighborhood of dhaka in bangladesh. Were aware that local Security Forces are on the scene an
Cnn newsroom starts right now. There are new details coming in coming to surface about the gunman behind the bangladesh terror attack. The cnn men who stored that cafe in daca on friday, that they were all bangladeshy citizens that killed 20 hostages and two Police Officers during that standoff. Troops ended the siege on saturday. 13 hostages were rescued. New video is believed to sh show commandos moving in. It appears to be recorded from a building that is adjacent to the restaurant. Cnn cant confirm its authenticity. You get a sense of what was happening there. You get to hear it there. More on the bangladeshi terror attack. Alexandra field is on the line with us from daca. What more do we know about these attackers at this point . Reporter george, the official mourning period is happening now. Investigators are learning more about the attackers who have been identified as bangladeshis. 20 People Killed inside that restaura restaurant. Two Police Officers killed. The commandos rushe
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