iStock/Thinkstock(DHAKA, Bangladesh) — Foreigners are being held hostage in an ongoing situation at a cafe in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, police said.
Authorities did not immediately provide the nationalities or number of hostages.
One police officer has been killed and three others have been injured, according to the police.
The deadly situation is unfolding in Gulshan, a neighborhood popular with foreigners.
U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said Friday that, as the Embassy worked to account for everyone, he could report that all U.S. Chief of Mission personnel were accounted for.
“The situation is ongoing. Obviously too early for us to say who’s involved, motivation,” Kirby added.
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