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| Bangladesh Islamists sentenced to death for 2016 cafe attack | |
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| Seven Islamists have been sentenced to death for a 2016 attack on a café in the Bangladeshi capital which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed. | Seven Islamists have been sentenced to death for a 2016 attack on a café in the Bangladeshi capital which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed. |
| The attack on the Holey Artisan cafe in Dhaka was carried out by a group of five men, who took diners hostage. | The attack on the Holey Artisan cafe in Dhaka was carried out by a group of five men, who took diners hostage. |
| Eight people were on trial, accused of planning and supplying the attackers with weapons. One man was acquitted. | Eight people were on trial, accused of planning and supplying the attackers with weapons. One man was acquitted. |
| The 12-hour siege was Bangladesh's deadliest terror attack. Most of the victims were Italian or Japanese. | The 12-hour siege was Bangladesh's deadliest terror attack. Most of the victims were Italian or Japanese. |
| The attack was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, but Bangladesh disputed this, instead holding a local militant group responsible. | |
| Since the attack, Bangladesh authorities have led a brutal crackdown on militants it sees as a destabilising force in the predominantly Muslim country. | |
| Public persecutor Golam Sarwar Khan, speaking after the verdict was delivered, said the charges against the accused "were proved beyond any doubt". | |
| "The court gave them the highest punishment," the prosecutor told reporters. | |
| The seven convicted men were accused of belonging to Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an outlawed group. |