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VIDEO: Bangladesh Police Kill ISIS-Linked Mastermind of Dhaka Café Attack

VIDEO: Bangladesh Police Kill ISIS-Linked Mastermind of Dhaka Café Attack

In a big success against terrorism in Bangladesh, Nurul Islam alias Marzan, one of the masterminds of last year’s deadly siege at a Bangladeshi café  was killed during a pre-dawn raid Friday in the capital Dhaka, police said.

The incident took place at Mohammadpur in Dhaka around 3 a.m. in Beribadh area, Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s counter-terror unit chief Monirul Islam told.

Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen’s wanted leader Nurul Islam alias Marjan and another unidentified extremist were killed by Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit in Mohammadpur Beribadh area of Dhaka, PTI reported.  

Confirming the matter to the Dhaka Tribune, CTTC chief Monirul Islam said: “One of the militants killed in the incident is Marjan. We are yet to confirm the identity of the other militant.”

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Kanaka Lakshmi

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