Two men detained over Dhaka attack
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TWO men who had not been heard from since last month’s restaurant attack in Bangladesh were arrested yesterday on suspicion of being involved in the deadly siege carried out by radical Islamists.
British national Hasnat Karim and University of Toronto student Tahmid Hasib Khan were arrested in different areas of the capital, Dhaka, and a court has allowed police to keep them in custody for eight days to question them, said Masudur Rahman, a Dhaka police spokesman.
Five armed gunmen attacked the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant on the night of July 1, killing 20 people and holding others inside hostage. Security forces stormed the restaurant on July 2, killing the gunmen and rescuing the remaining 13 hostages. Those killed were nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and one Indian. Karim, 47, and Khan, 22, were known to have been inside the restaurant, but Bangladeshi authorities and police denied having them in custody after the attack. Their families and New York-based Human Rights Watch had appealed for news about them and said the authorities were holding the men.
Karim was in the restaurant with his wife and two daughters and the family had said they were there to celebrate the birthday of their daughter. But a South Korean man from a nearby apartment had shot a video of the scene in the restaurant in which Karim was seen talking to the attackers.
Police also said there were photos showing Karim smoking on the roof of the building with two of the attackers.
Karim’s family said he was innocent and should be released immediately.
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