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Bangladesh has observed two days of national mourning after 20 hostages were slaughtered in Friday's attack on a Dhaka cafe. The prime minister joined people in paying their respects on the second day at a ceremony in a Dhaka stadium. Our corespondent Zhu Xuesong has more.
Officials say the bodies would shortly be handed over to the families. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and local people brought flower wreaths to the ceremony. Policemen on duty wore black badges to honor the victims.
And right now, I am standing just in front of the platform where the mourning ceremony is being held. And we can see thousands of local people are gathering here to pay their respects and condolences to the victims in the Dhaka terrorist attacks. Some of them are extremely angry and the government has to dispatch the military forces and policemen to come here to maintain the order.
We need a collaborative effort. And common enemies. We need a collaborative effort to fight these common enemies. With the collaborative efforts, we will win this war.
The 20 hostages killed in the attack included nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and one Indian teenager.
Targeting a popular restaurant in the heart of the Bangladeshi capital's diplomatic quarter signaled a change in tactics by the militants.
The Italian ambassador to Bangladesh told our reporter that education is one of the first steps in fighting terrorism worldwide, but more important is the collaboration of all countries.
I was very shocked. I couldn't believe the news. We need to be more united and more aware of what lies ahead.
Some western countries issued travel warnings to their citizens. They also advised those already in the country to be vigilant and avoid places frequented by foreigners in the diplomatic zone.
