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	&quot;The operation is over. The situation is completely under control,&quot; army spokesman Colonel Rashidul Hasan told AFP.</div>
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	Tuhin Mohammad Masud, a commander of the elite Rapid Action Battalion which stormed the cafe, said there had been a number of casualties, including six hostage-takers.</div>
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	&quot;We have gunned down six of the terrorists. The main area that they have been occupying has been cleared,&quot; Masud told India&#39;s Times Now television channel.</div>
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Bangladesh siege cafe cleared, 6 gunmen killed: police

DHAKA - Bangladesh security forces ended a siege Saturday at a cafe in Dhaka where dozens of diners were being held captive and shot dead six of the hostage-takers, officials said.