Victims’ Nationalities in Bangladesh Attack Range From U.S. to Japan

More than a dozen foreigners from countries around the world were among those killed in Friday night’s attack at an upscale restaurant in the capital of Bangladesh. The victims’ nationalities range from American to Japanese.

The Department of State confirmed in a statement that a U.S. citizen was among the 20 hostages slain by militants who stormed Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter. The identity of the U.S. citizen has not yet been released.

U.S. citizens in the city were warned by the State Department to “remain vigilant” following the attack.

Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that nine of its nationals were also killed and one remains unaccounted for, according to The Associated Press.

A Japanese government spokesperson said five men and two women who were from Japan had died in the attack. Another Japanese man who had been shot was rescued and being treated at a local hospital, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told the AP.

An Indian national who was a sophomore at University of California, Berkeley, was also among those taken hostage and murdered. She was in Dhaka for an internship through the U.S. college that began in early June, school officials said.

The Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, has claimed responsibility for the attack in which about 35 people, including about 20 foreigners, were taken hostage during an hours-long siege of the restaurant, which is popular with foreigners.

Bangladeshi paramilitary troops rescued 13 hostages and killed at least six attackers, officials said. One attacker was arrested.