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| Briton detained over Bangladesh terror attack is cleared by police | Briton detained over Bangladesh terror attack is cleared by police |
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| A British man detained in Bangladesh for more than two years over the terrorist attack on a cafe that killed 22 people has been cleared by police. | A British man detained in Bangladesh for more than two years over the terrorist attack on a cafe that killed 22 people has been cleared by police. |
| Hasnat Karim was in the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe with his family celebrating his daughter’s 13th birthday when five militants armed with rifles and machetes stormed in, taking 22 hostages, mostly foreigners, who were killed over 12 hours. | Hasnat Karim was in the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe with his family celebrating his daughter’s 13th birthday when five militants armed with rifles and machetes stormed in, taking 22 hostages, mostly foreigners, who were killed over 12 hours. |
| 'Everything's changed': despair of Briton held without charge in Bangladesh | |
| Karim, a university teacher in his late 40s, became a suspect after he agreed to act as a human shield during the ordeal, witnesses said at the time. | Karim, a university teacher in his late 40s, became a suspect after he agreed to act as a human shield during the ordeal, witnesses said at the time. |
| He always denied any involvement and rights group Amnesty International campaigned for his release. | He always denied any involvement and rights group Amnesty International campaigned for his release. |
| On Monday Bangladesh police said an investigation found Karim was not involved and was dropped from the charge sheet. | On Monday Bangladesh police said an investigation found Karim was not involved and was dropped from the charge sheet. |
| “During our two-year long investigation, we did not find any involvement (of Karim) in this attack directly or indirectly, so he was acquitted from this case, Monirul Islam, the head of the police’s counter terrorism and transnational crime unit, said. | “During our two-year long investigation, we did not find any involvement (of Karim) in this attack directly or indirectly, so he was acquitted from this case, Monirul Islam, the head of the police’s counter terrorism and transnational crime unit, said. |
| Eight people have been charged with the attack, Islam said, although two have absconded. They all belonged to Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, a home grown militant group, he said. | Eight people have been charged with the attack, Islam said, although two have absconded. They all belonged to Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, a home grown militant group, he said. |
| Rohan Imtiaz, 19, led the attack. Imtiaz had completed his A-levels at Scholastica, a school for the children of wealthy families in Dhaka. | Rohan Imtiaz, 19, led the attack. Imtiaz had completed his A-levels at Scholastica, a school for the children of wealthy families in Dhaka. |
| “Their aim was to destabilise the country and turn the country into a militant state,” Islam said. | “Their aim was to destabilise the country and turn the country into a militant state,” Islam said. |
| They face a maximum sentence of death by hanging under anti-terrorism laws. | They face a maximum sentence of death by hanging under anti-terrorism laws. |
| Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the cafe attack, though Bangladesh has denied the group’s involvement. | Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the cafe attack, though Bangladesh has denied the group’s involvement. |
| Nine Italians, seven Japanese, an Indian and a Bangladeshi- American and four Bangladeshis, including police, were killed. | Nine Italians, seven Japanese, an Indian and a Bangladeshi- American and four Bangladeshis, including police, were killed. |
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