Dhaka, Bangladesh, Police in Bangladesh's capital raided a five-story building Tuesday and killed nine suspected Islamic militants, said official.
Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Masud Ahmed said, "Nine Islamist militants were killed after two hour-long gunfight and another extremist was shot and arrested during the raid in Kalyanpur neighborhood."
According to the police, "they cordoned off an apartment building after suspects threw a small hand bomb at officers who were conducting a block raid in the area after midnight."
"This morning police launched operation Storm 26 and was able to destroy the militants. We're now sweeping the place," Dhaka additional police commissioner Sheikh Maruf Hasan who led the raid
Inspector General of Police A.K.M. Shahidul Hoque said officials were still investigating to see which group the men belonged to, but their clothing and other evidence showed it was likely that they belonged to local banned group Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh, or JMB.
Bangladesh is reeling from a wave of deadly attacks by Islamist extremists.
