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Ramadan in Bangladesh: Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” take hostages in restaurant

Jul 1, 2016 2:40 pm By Robert Spencer

“Jamuna Television reported, quoting a kitchen staff worker at the restaurant who escaped the attack, said that the gunmen chanted ‘Allahu Akbar’ (God Is Great) as they launched the attack.” It actually means “Allah is greater,” i.e., greater than your god. They screamed this as they began their attack because they consider their attack a pious act, an act of devotion — and also because the scream of “Allahu akbar” is reputed to terrify Infidels.

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“Bangladesh attack: Hostages held at restaurant popular with foreigners,” Associated Press, July 1, 2016:

…Local media report that a group of up to nine attackers took hostages inside a restaurant frequented by both locals and foreigners in a diplomatic zone in Dhaka.

Bangladesh TV stations reported that the attackers entered the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area around 9:20 p.m. Friday and were holding customers and staff hostage.

The TV reports said the identities of the attackers were not immediately known.

The reports say a huge contingent of security guards cordoned off the area and the restaurant as they traded gunfire with the attackers who set off explosions.

Jamuna Television reported, quoting a kitchen staff worker at the restaurant who escaped the attack, said that the gunmen chanted “Allahu Akbar” (God Is Great) as they launched the attack….

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  1. Barook says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    My brother lives near by and frequents this café/restaurant. The café/restaurant is described as being popular with expatriates, diplomats and middle-class families.

    Been trying to get in touch with him but have had no joy thus far.

    • citycat says

      Jul 2, 2016 at 12:08 am

      If he has a mobile maybe the network can track it.

    • linnte says

      Jul 2, 2016 at 10:14 am

      Prayers for you and your brother! May he return home safely, in Jesus name!

  2. Lookmann says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 2:58 pm

    Reports say five including two Italians were killed. So far.

    Allah’s blood lust or Ramadan death fest(ival)

  3. PRCS says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 2:58 pm

    Bbbbbut, Kimberly Guilfoyle said “shouting Allahu Akbar is in the name of “radical Islamic terrorism”.

    Golly, I’m really confused now.

  4. Angemon says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    “Bangladesh attack: Hostages held at restaurant popular with foreigners

    Man, what those bastards won’t do to break fast…

  5. Mongoose says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 5:16 pm

    “Allahu akbar” is reputed to terrify Infidels.”
    And to others it simply gives enhanced target location and acquisition information.
    .
    Go in, Go in now. They WILL KILL the hostages.

  6. Gary says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    “Allahu Akbar”

    Wait?! They say “god is great” as they’re killing men & women created in God’s image?!!!

    NO THANKS! I DON’T WANT A THING TO DO WITH ISLAM!!

  7. Georg says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    Is extremism on the rise? [asks the BBC]

    Just might be so.

    As if dealing with Islamists isn’t enough of a scourge we have “progressives’ falling all over themselves to defend them as they are the enemy of their enemy: Western Civilization and white “folks”. We’ve got a long ways to go.

  8. gary fouse says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    Some of you old enough will remember that dopey song from the 50s, “It’s summertime” by the Jamies. It started off with some guy with a New Jeresey accent singing, “It’s summatime, summatime, sum-sum summatime”.

    How about a parody, It’s Ramadan, Ramadan, ram-ram-Ramadan…”?

    • PRCS says

      Jul 1, 2016 at 7:03 pm

      Well, now you’ve done it!

      I can’t get that out of my head, now.

  9. Oliver says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    Bangladesh- where- just a few months ago ( was it that long ago?) Muslims killed someone for blasphemy. And for being a Holy Man of another religion. And for being a writer.

    And, and and—-

    Seems always Muslim violence in Bangladesh. Bangladesh was created in violence- between Muslims and some other group-what is now Bangladesh was East Pakistan then. (1960’s or early 1970’s, best I recall).

    Nothing new.

    • Rob says

      Jul 1, 2016 at 9:56 pm

      Guess who intervened to bring to an end the bloodshed and rape in East Pakistan?
      It was Hindu India in the 70’s.
      I have supported Bangladesh kids through World Vision for years. No more. I’ve suspended my payments.
      At a certain point we have to stop infantilzing Muslims and tell them that the West expects a modicum of decent behaviour in exchange from the billions they are donated each year.

  10. Debi Brand says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    Welcome to today’s big screen episode of the Qur’an in living color.

    Today’s episode, courtesy of the followers of Sunnah, specifically featuring, as is so in many such episodes of late, the soldiers of the “ Khaleefah of the Messenger of Allah,” soldiers of IS. (As-Sallaabee, P. 236, as cited in text.)

    Troops, it must be noted, operating under “the caliphate-based system of rule.” Which is the only rule, and guidance, and governing Allah allows his ummah to operate under, be governed by, or render loyalty to.

    As we read in the following: (read the rest of post at: http://islamexposed.blogspot.com/2016/07/ramadan-in-bangladesh-muslims-screaming.html)

  11. rolf wittwer says

    Jul 1, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    Day by day, Islammembers are showing their incredible and “phantastic creativity and progress” towards a “great” future of our planet. All of them are secretly applauding all these “peaceful bloody actions”, especially during Ramadan (Turkey, Israel, Bangla,etc.etc.etc)!
    Candytime again!

    • Debi Brand says

      Jul 2, 2016 at 12:47 am

      “All of them are secretly applauding all these “peaceful bloody actions”, especially during Ramadan (Turkey, Israel, Bangla,etc.etc.etc)!

      “Candytime again!”

      And if they are not “secretly applauding all these ‘peaceful bloody actions,'” then they need to muster the courage to reject the din of Muhammad, and do just that.

      They likewise deserve at least one nation in this world of ours, who can force to the front, a Leader with the courage to educate himself on Islam. And once having done so, therefrom, deal with it accordingly.

      As in, declare, that nation of his, henceforth, puts to the line, all within its power, to defend and protect all “Muslims,” in that state against there will, who wish to cast those chains of bondage aside, walk free of them and free of the penalty for casting those chains aside, into the light of freedom.

      Is there any Leader or aspiring leader out there who has and is willing to put such courage to task?

  12. Baucent says

    Jul 2, 2016 at 4:37 am

    Chickens coming home to roost? In this case possibly Bangladeshi ISIS jihadists back from Syria. The attack is classic Jihadist modus operandi. Attack a favorite haunt of Westerners and ex pats, bombs, guns, hostages such as we’ve seen many times. For months now the government of Bangladesh has been living in denial or flat lying about the rise of Jihadism in that country. We’ve seen the reports of knife attacks on bloggers and others.
    This attack is at a higher level and suggests training, probably returned Jihadists, and if confirmed it will indicate Bangladesh is going down the same sewer hole as Pakistan.

  13. WILDBILL2U says

    Jul 2, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    MOre protestors of global climate warming? All they need is love, compassion and a ticket to the U.S on the Obama Express.

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