Islamic State says it gunned down Italian in Bangladesh

[webfact]

Militant group IS says it gunned down Italian in Bangladesh
JULHAS ALAM, Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for gunning down an Italian citizen on the street in the diplomatic quarter of Bangladesh's capital, according to an intelligence group monitoring jihadist threats.

The claim by the radical Sunni Islamist group could not immediately be verified independently, but if confirmed would mark the group's first attack in the South Asian nation.

Police in Dhaka said they had no leads in tracing the three unidentified assailants who, riding on a single motorcycle, drove up alongside Italian citizen Tavella Cesare and shot him Monday night.

"We have no idea, we can't say anything definitively for now," police official Mukhlesur Rahman said, declining to comment on the IS claim of responsibility. "Let the investigation happen."

Witnesses said the attackers fled the scene after Cesare fell to the ground, according to police. Cesare was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

His colleague Alo Rani Dhali said Cesare had come to Bangladesh in May to work in the food security sector for a Netherlands-based church cooperative called ICCO.

In a statement dated Monday, the Islamic Sate reportedly said a "security detachment" had tracked and killed Cesare with "silenced weapons" in Dhaka, according to the SITE intelligence group's website.

It warned that "citizens of the crusader coalition" would not be safe in Muslim nations. Almost 90 percent of Bangladesh's 160 million population practices Islam.

Dhaka police were questioning witnesses including street beggars who allegedly heard the gunshots and saw the attackers flee, local broadcaster Somoy Television said Tuesday.


-- (c) Associated Press 2015-09-29

[NeverSure]

The religion of pieces. Bloody pieces.

[Jingthing]

A challenge now for the Bangla tourism promoters. So I reckon they mean Malaysia too?

[Nemesis7]

such a bullshit report. No such claims were made nor a single media in Bangladesh published such a report, and nothing that sort of matter it is as per the local police and other agencies who investigated and questioned eye witnesses it was purly a murder on personal enemity.

Some false report submitted by this Julhas alam.

[Tchooptip]

such a bullshit report. No such claims were made nor a single media in Bangladesh published such a report, and nothing that sort of matter it is as per the local police and other agencies who investigated and questioned eye witnesses it was purly a murder on personal enemity.

Some false report submitted by this Julhas alam.

nor a single media in Bangladesh published such a report

http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/09/29/italian-aid-worker-cesare-tavella-was-shot-thrice-from-close-range-says-forensic-expert

[docshock13]

The RTP could take a page out their Bangladeshi counterparts book:

"Police in Dhaka said they had no leads in tracing the three unidentified assailants who, riding on a single motorcycle, drove up alongside Italian citizen Tavella Cesare and shot him Monday night.

"We have no idea, we can't say anything definitively for now," police official Mukhlesur Rahman said, declining to comment on the IS claim of responsibility. "Let the investigation happen.""

[Seastallion]

such a bullshit report. No such claims were made nor a single media in Bangladesh published such a report, and nothing that sort of matter it is as per the local police and other agencies who investigated and questioned eye witnesses it was purly a murder on personal enemity.

Some false report submitted by this Julhas alam.

"...according to the SITE intelligence group's website." It is ISIS that has made the claim of the murder, the report is about the claim, not about the murder, per se.

The writer (J.A) is citing the website. SITE follow announcements etc by ISIS, I gather.

Edited September 29, 2015 by Seastallion

[billd766]

such a bullshit report. No such claims were made nor a single media in Bangladesh published such a report, and nothing that sort of matter it is as per the local police and other agencies who investigated and questioned eye witnesses it was purly a murder on personal enemity.

Some false report submitted by this Julhas alam.

Really?

try doing a Google search as I did here.

https://www.google.co.th/search?q=Italian+citizen+Tavella+Cesare&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=gIQLVtvkN4zguQS_96XQBA

http://news.yahoo.com/militant-group-says-gunned-down-italian-bangladesh-041255310.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/militant-group-gunned-italian-bangladesh-article-1.2378007

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/italian-aid-worker-killed-in-bangladesh-isis-claims-responsibility/article7701686.ece

If you want more then please go to the Google search in the first link.

It wasn't that safe a country when I worked there in 2007.