Hostages taken by gunmen, two policemen killed in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi government official has said security forces are trying to negotiate to free around 20 people taken hostage by at least eight gunmen at a crowded restaurant in the capital city Dhaka on Friday night. The hostage-taking took place at around 9:30 PM local time at a diplomatic quarter in the city. Several hours after the hostage-taking, the assailants exchanged sporadic gunfire with police outside. The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for the incident. Subscribe to us on Youtube:    / cctvnewsbeijing   Download for IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvn... Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Follow us on: Facebook:   / cctvnewschina   Twitter:   / cctvnews   Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CCTVNEWSbeijing Tumblr:   / cctvnews   Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing