Terrorists Strike Bangladesh

A hostage situation is currently underway in Bangladesh. ISIS has taken credit, but this has not yet been confirmed. There are multiple fatalities and roughly forty people are being held hostage. Bangledeshi counter-terrorists are preparing to storm the building. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola (ThinkTank), Jimmy Dore, and Michael Shure, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"Gunmen have attacked a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of the Bangladeshi capital and taken an unknown number of people hostage, including foreigners, the special police force chief said late Friday.

Benjir Ahmed told reporters police were trying to ensure the hostages’ safety in a peaceful manner. Eight to nine gunmen had attacked the restaurant in the Gulshan area of the capital, he said. Two police officials were killed, 27 police personnel and at least one civilian were injured in the attack, confirmed Binoy Krishna Bala, deputy inspector general of police.

Late on Friday night, the terrorist group Islamic State claimed credit for the attack in a statement on its self-styled news agency, saying that at least 20 people had been killed.

Local media reported that gunmen had entered the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe and opened fire on at around 9.20pm on Friday. They also reported as many as 20 people taken hostage, and that as many as 40 people in all were injured.

A police constable named Kamruzzaman later told the Guardian that the gunman threw explosives from the second floor of the two-storey restaurant. “We reached the spot of attack within seven minutes of the incident taking place,” he said. “They opened fire from there, we fired back.””*

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Michael Shure
Cast: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Michael Shure

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[eastblue]

I swear no matter what the conversation is, Cenk brings up Christians lol

[nickhp]

And the whole segment ends with trashing Christians, classic Cenk.

[ozzygonzalez]

"Jihadists think islam is not - Cenk Uygur 2016

[TheHeartlion]

Religion of "Peace" strikes yet again.

[zzzyy]

"They follow the Quran so literallly... they must not REALLY believe in it" - Chunk Ooger

[rc]

Weird they got such strict gun laws in Bangladesh. It's like criminals don't follow the law or something.

[daniyelplainview]

Lie... Lie... Lie... I'm a Bengali... these guys were from affluent families. One studied in Monash university. They studied in privet schools. They were infected with the virus of faith... the faith called Islam. And it is like diagnose a patient of lung cancer for common cold.

[Southparker]

If only Bangladesh had strict gun control, gun licensing and backgrounds checks! oh wait they

[thewarrior]

Before I watch the video can someone PLEASE tell me if TYT brings up CHRISTIANS AND JEWS again?

[VB-]

It's funny how there is another Islamic bombing story, yet half this video is about Christians.

[mrskribble]

"There was a terror attack in Bangladesh? Better remind people there was that bakery that didn't want to make a cake for a gay wedding. That was equally bad."

[rockland]

Better title: *Cenk Hyperventilates for Twenty Minutes*.

[Honved]

The Grand Emperor Dragon of false equivaleces is at it, YET AGAIN!!!

[Dr.CorneliaKratzer]

The New Testament is not calling for violence. Apparently you did not read the NT in its entirety but claim you did.

[xXRockXLobsterXx]

I'm an agnostic with unofficial Zen Buddhist leanings, but I'll take radical Christianity over radical Islam any day. Saying that "all religions are equally dangerous" is intellectually dishonest.

[shanta]

A country where a Hindu colleague doesn't drink water openly during
Ramadan because his Muslim colleagues are fasting. A country where a
Muslim friend doesn't order meat because her Hindu friend can't eat meat
during puja. A country where Eid' moon and Buddha's flowing lantern are
equally celebrated. A country where the locals treat foreigners like
gods, sometimes to the point it's embarrassing...What happened last
night at holey artisan doesn't represent Bangladesh.This is not us.May
this never be us again.

[elgransick]

Top notch strategy: Call the monstrous mass murderers "losers". That's bound to disuade them. Monstrous mass murderers are known to be very sensitive to that.

[ottz]

Islamic terrorism has nothing to do with Islam! Duh!

[TEXTMANNEN]

This video is a World Cup in "deflect", and throwing all other religions under the bus.

[TheNorlo]

wow! I can't believe I used to be a fan of those clowns.I hope that Dave Rubin wipes TYT off the face of the earth