Army personnel adjust a coffin of a victim who was killed in the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery and the O'Kitchen Restaurant, during a memorial ceremony in Dhaka
Army personnel adjust a coffin of a victim who was killed in the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery and the O'Kitchen Restaurant, during a memorial ceremony in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

(From AFP)

A Canadian citizen was one of the masterminds behind a mass killing at a Dhaka cafe, Bangladesh police said Saturday, after new information came to light following a raid on an extremist hideout.

Army personnel adjust a coffin of a victim who was killed in the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery and the O'Kitchen Restaurant, during a memorial ceremony in Dhaka
Army personnel adjust a coffin of a victim who was killed in the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery and the O’Kitchen Restaurant, during a memorial ceremony in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Tamim Chowdhury, whose whereabouts are unknown, returned to Bangladesh from Canada three years ago. He has since led and financed efforts to radicalize young Muslims, officers with knowledge of a probe into recent attacks told AFP.

The dual Canadian-Bangladeshi national, in his early 30s, is thought by counter-terrorism officials to lead a faction of the Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant group, blamed for scores of murders of foreigners and religious minorities.

Five assailants stormed an upscale cafe in Dhaka’s Gulshan neighborhood on July 1 and killed 20 hostages, including 18 foreigners in Bangladesh’s deadliest single militant attack. Read More

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