Bangladesh police say may have killed hostage by mistake in cafe siege

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday security forces may have shot dead a hostage by mistake during a siege of a Dhaka cafe on the weekend, believing he was one of the attackers. Saiful Islam, a senior police official in Dhaka, said Saiful Islam Chowkidar, a pizza maker at the Holey Artisan restaurant, was among six men who were killed by the police on Saturday when officers stormed the eatery to end a 12-hour siege. (Reporting by Rupam Jain and Ruma Paul; Writing by Tommy Wilkes; Editing by Robert Birsel)