(Independent-UK) Lizzie Dearden - Islamic State terrorists massacred at least 22 people at a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka on Friday. The victims included 9 Italians, 7 Japanese, and a U.S. citizen. Rezaul Karim told Bangladesh's Daily Star newspaper: "The gunmen were doing a background check on religion by asking everyone to recite from the Quran. Those who could recite a verse or two were spared. The others were tortured." Army Brig.-Gen. Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury said most of the hostages were "killed mercilessly by sharp weapons."
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