We want to talk to hostage-takers: RAB DG
The authorities are trying to end the Gulshan restaurant hostage crisis “peacefully”, by holding talks with the gunmen.
“We also want to talk to the arms-carrying misguided youth who have kept the restaurant visitors hostage,” Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) director general Benazir Ahmed told waiting newsmen at the spot.
Asked exactly what happened, the RAB DG said hours after the sunset, some gunmen entered the Spanish restaurant at the capital’s diplomatic zone.
He said some employees of the restaurant have been able to come out of the restaurant. “We have talked to them.”
“We are trying to end the situation peacefully. And to the end, we seek your [newsmen] support,” said the RAB boss, asking newsmen to stop live telecast from the spot.
“We want to contact the gunmen. We want to hear them... definitely, we can talk and resolve this crisis peacefully. This is our first target,” said the RAB chief.
“Every life, even that of the misguided one, is valuable to us,” he added.
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