it needs to be dealt with before it keeps growing. >> sajjan gohel. talking with us. >> my pleasure. >>> this is what we know. some gun men at least have been killed. some of their hostages have been rescued. and as best we can tell, the dhaka siege is over. the clean up continues. we'll be back after this. flo: [ ghost voice ] oooo! [ laughs ] jaaaaamie, the name your price tool can show you coverage options to fit your budget. tell me something i don't know -- oh-- ohhh! she slimed me. which i probably should've seen coming. [ laughs ] "you don't want to live with mom and dad forever, do you?" "boo!" (laughs) "i'm making smoothies!" "well...i'm not changing." "so, how can i check my credit score?" "credit karma. don't worry, it's free." "hmmmm." "credit karma. give yourself some credit." >>> welcome back. the hostage crisis in dhaka that dragged on overnight for more than 13 hours may be over. japanese government officials say 12 hostages have been rescued. they were holding as many as 20 people inside of the popular ca cafe. the exact number isn't

. >> sajjan gohel of the asia-pacific foundation, thank you search., the siege of the holey artisan bakery may be over. after intense gunfire that went on for ten minutes, the scene is quiet. we did hear earlier from an officer of the rapid action battalion that the commandos of the rab were going in. he said the gunfight was intense and now the indications we have simply from what we are able to hear from the scene, what witnesses close to the scene are hearing is that the gun fight has ended. there has been no burst of traffic from the scene, no ambulances blaring their sirens, no rush to get away. we do not know the results of the encounter. but for between 10 and 12 hours depending on how you do the math, six to eight gunmen held what are believed to be 20 foreigners captive. something has changed in a dramatic way because of intense gun fire and a government assault. we do not know the outcome. joining us now once again, leone lakhani, she has family in dhaka, she knows the family, she know -- the area, she knows the bakery. >> it's been about 12

sajjan gohel, thanks again, a terrorism expert talking with us from tokyo. we'll have more of our breaking news right after this. you're watching live coverage here at cnn. hi baby! hi daddy! gain the freedom to fumble with the new water and shatter- resistant samsung galaxy s7 active. buy one now and get the samsung gear s2 for free. exclusively at at&t >>> and welcome back. the bangladeshi army says a siege at a cafe in dhaka is over, and that 14 hostages have been rescued. sri lanka says two of its nationals were among those rescued. gunmen stormed a popular restaurant on friday evening in the diplomatic corridor. the army says six gunmen were killed. the attackers held as many as 20 hostages and killed two police officers in a gun battle. isis claims responsibility for the attack, but u.s. officials doubt that claim thinking it sounds more like an al qaeda operation. we just don't know at this point. but it is over. and with us now from london on skype to discuss the bigger picture, what does this mean for bangladesh is the south asia director of human r

. >> sajjan gohel, we appreciate you sharing that with us. >>> check out the latest on our website cnn.comn people are now in police custody as investigators try to learn more about the istanbul attackers. turning to that attack. a russian terrorist has been identified as the man who carried out the attacks. ahmed chatayev has been tied to jihadist activities before but officials are not sure where he is now. 44 people were killed. another 230 injured. the attackers opened fire at the airport and detonated suicide vests. the attacks on the airport this week on istanbul in brussels, back in march, i should say, will be on people's minds as they pack up and catch their flights this weekend. but u.s. officials say security has improved the travel hub this year. this is the size of the security machine at the nation's busiest airport, atlanta. 178 armed police officers. that's just at hartsfield-jackson. o'hare, same number, along with 260 unarmed police. and at l.a.x., more than 570 officers assigned to that airport. the secretary of homeland security jeh johnson said security is beefed up al