Hasina vows to do everything to 'uproot militants' from B'desh

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Press Trust of India Dhaka
Last Updated : Jul 02 2016 | 2:32 PM IST
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today vowed to do everything to "uproot the militants and violent extremists" from Bangladesh after elite forces stormed a cafe and killed ISIS militants who had taken dozens of hostage.
"It was an extremely heinous act. What kind of Muslims are these people? They don't have any religion," she said in a televised speech, referring to the terrorists.
"They (gunmen) defied the call of Ramadan's tarabi (special evening) prayers and went to kill people...The way they killed people is intolerable. They don't have any religion...Terrorism is their religion," said Hasina, flanked by Army chief General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq.
The Prime Minister said her "government will do everything to uproot the militants and violent extremists in the country" as she asked people to resist these terrorists.
Her strong remarks came after security forces "successfully" stormed the Spanish restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic zone in Gulshan area, freeing 13 of the hostages and killing six of the ISIS terrorists.
"I thank Allah as we could destroy the terrorists and rescue the hostages," Hasina said, adding that "none of the terrorists could flee the scene, six of them were killed on the spot and one was captured alive."
The premier, however, did not elaborate how many hostages were inside the restaurant.
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First Published: Jul 02 2016 | 2:32 PM IST

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