Army soldiers take their positions near the Holey Artisan restaurant after Islamist militants attacked the upscale cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016.
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The militants killed 20 people, majority foreigners, inside an upmarket restaurant in Dhaka before security forces stormed the building and ended a 12-hour standoff on Saturday.
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni says Saturday that the person isn’t among the bodies identified in a military morgue in Dhaka and isn’t among the 20 victims.
The nine fatalities comprised four men and five women, Gentiloni told the press, adding that relatives had been notified.
Local media said the Italian dead included a 33-year-woman who had been in Bangladesh for 18 months for work, a 52-year-old woman textile exective and a 47-year-old entrepreneur who was the father of three-year-old twins.
Her strong remarks came after security forces “successfully” stormed the Spanish restaurant in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone in Gulshan area, freeing 13 of the hostages and killing six of the Daesh terrorists.
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“The families of the [nine] victims were informed”, he said. Thirteen hostages were rescued.
