Kabul attack: Afghan security forces end 12-hour siege at luxury hotel; all three assailants killed, six people dead
Gunmen killed at least five people and wounded eight others in an attack on Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel
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Gunmen killed at least six people and wounded eight others in an attack on Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel, an official said Sunday. AP
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Gunmen burst into Kabul’s luxury Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday, shooting at guests and staff and setting the building on fire. AP
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Special forces were lowered by helicopters onto the roof of the landmark hilltop hotel during the night-time siege. AP
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The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the six-storey Intercontinental Hotel on a hilltop overlooking the Afghan capital. AP
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One person, who had been stuck on the fifth floor of the six-storey building throughout the attack, said that some areas of the hotel resembled a butcher’s shop. AP
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The last major attack on a high-end hotel in Kabul was in March 2014 when four teenage gunmen raided the Serena, killing nine people. AP
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The Intercontinental was previously targeted in June 2011 when a suicide attack claimed by the Taliban killed 21 people, including 10 civilians. AP
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People trapped at the top of the building tied bedsheets together and climbed over balconies to escape the overnight assault. AP
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Kabul has become one of the deadliest places in Afghanistan for civilians, with the Taliban and the Islamic State group both stepping up attacks. AP
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