They are holding perhaps 20 hos sages or many. At least 40 have been wounded. We also learned that two Police Officers have been killed in a shootout with the attackers there. Look at this map here and see just how close the sight of this hostage taking is. Hundreds of diplomats in this year, and it is among those that we are being held now by these attackers. Earlier police exchanged gunfire that threw explosive devices at them. Sources say least two of the officers are dead. As of now, the police say the terrorists have made no demands. Local bangladeshi tv are not broadcasting anything of what is happening live now after officials pleaded with the media to go into a blackout. They do not want to give away any details of the funman inside that could be listening and watching. The u. S. State department checked and all u. S. Personnel in that city, dhaka, are thankfully accounted for. President obama has been briefed on the situation. I want to repeat our headline here. The breaking n
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