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| Police analyse CCTV footage for lead in Gulshan attack probe |
| 2016-07-16 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Even though the closed circuit TV camera coverage of Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan has not helped the Sherlocks reconstruct the July 1 carnage, the other cameras installed in the nearby areas have been helpful in suggesting the Sherlocks how the operation was conducted. Dhaka Tribune reported on July 10 that the Sherlocks were closely analysing the CCTV footage collected from the adjacent buildings, quoting Dhaka Metropolitan Police sources. Investigators are yet to confirm the entry route of the attackers to the diplomatic zone as there are very few CCTV cameras installed on the streets. They are also working to figure out the exits of several suspects, believed to have assisted the attackers from near the spot. Mohammad Saiful Islam, acting deputy commissioner of DMP's Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes unit, said that the police had collected some 50 pieces of CCTV footage from the area. Investigators suspect that the Their main target was to draw media attention and create panic by killing foreigners, as they follow other religion and their countries are reportedly involved in the ongoing war against Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... in Syria and Iraq. The restaurant was chosen apparently because it was popular among the foreigners for their array of food as well as the homely ambiance. Sources close to the investigation also said that the attackers had gone to the restaurant on a microbus to carry out the operation. They did not get any clue from the CCTV camera installed in the cafe as it was damaged prior to the hostage situation. Ali Arsalan, one of the owners of Holey Artisan Bakery, told the Dhaka tribune that the restaurant had one CCTV camera, installed on the cash counter. "The camera was to monitor the cash transactions only. It was immovable," he said. Two to three unarmed security guards were on-duty outside the cafe at the time of the attack, but they expeditiously departed at a goodly pace as soon as the |
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