France cancels National Day reception following Bangladesh terrorist attack

The French embassy in Dhaka has cancelled its National Day reception of Jul 14 following the Friday night's terrorist attack in Gulshan.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 6 July 2016, 11:30 AM
Updated : 31 July 2016, 08:58 PM

The embassy said it considered that "holding a festive reception in this mourning times is not appropriate".

Islamist militants stormed a cafe and killed 20 hostages, including 17 foreigners. Nine of them were Italians, seven Japanese and one Indian.

Two policemen were also killed.

The radical Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack and released photos of the attackers who were killed in the commando operations.