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Italian Foreign Ministry Says New Terrorist Attacks Possible in Bangladesh

© AP PhotoBangladeshi security forces block the road after militants took hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, July 2, 2016
Bangladeshi security forces block the road after militants took hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, July 2, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Italian Foreign Ministry urged its citizens to be vigilant, especially in places in Bangladesh where many foreigners are usually present, and to limit their movements if possible.

Bangladeshi army soldiers patrol a street during a rescue operation as gunmen take position in a restaurant in the Dhaka’s high-security diplomatic district on July 2, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Bangladesh to Inform Italy of Italian Dhaka Cafe Attack Victims - Rome
ROME (Sputnik) — There is a risk of another terrorist attack in Bangladesh, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, calling on those planning to travel to this country to be very careful.

"Due to the presence of jihadist structures in the country, a risk of possible new attacks cannot be eliminated," the ministry said in an official traveling recommendation for citizens published on the specialized website Viaggiare sicuri.

The Foreign Ministry urged its citizens to be vigilant, especially in places where many foreigners are usually present, and to limit their movements if possible.

Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard near a restaurant that has reportedly been attacked by unidentified gunmen in Dhaka, Bangladesh - Sputnik International
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Bangladeshi Police Say Two Dhaka Terror Attack Suspects Detained
On Friday, a group of armed terrorists took dozens hostage inside a cafe located in a diplomatic quarter of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. The attack has left 20 people, mostly foreigners, dead, while 13 hostages have been rescued by the country's security forces. On Saturday, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni confirmed that nine Italian nationals had been killed in a hostage-taking incident.

The Daesh terrorist group, outlawed in Russia, had initially claimed responsibility for the attack, however the Bangladeshi authorities later accused the homegrown group called Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh of the attack.

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