By Naim-Ul-Karim
DHAKA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Nine Italians, seven Japanese, two Bangladeshis, a Bangladeshi-born U.S. citizen and an Indian female were killed in the attack on a Spanish restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka popular with foreigners.
An official at the Bangladesh Army's Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed the nationalities of the victims to Xinhua on late Saturday.
He said Nine Italians, seven Japanese, two Bangladeshis, an Indian and a Bangladeshi-born U.S. citizen were among the 20 people hacked to death by the terrorists who burst into the restaurant on Friday night.
The official who preferred to be unnamed said the victims include 10 males and 10 females.
Seven gunmen armed with blades, guns and bombs also murdered two Bangladesh police officers in the early hour of the attack.
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