DHAKA, July 2 (Xinhua) — Gunmen killed 20 people by slitting throats soon after they stormed a Spanish restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, a spokesman of the Bangladesh Army told a media briefing on Saturday.

Some 13 hostages, including one Japanese and two Sri Lankans, were rescued after an armed raid that ended the 13-hour siege since Friday night, he said.

Six attackers were killed and another one was captured.