Terrorist gunmen and suicide bombers take hostages at Kabul hotel, 20 January 2018

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Gunmen and suicide bombers have stormed the five-star Intercontinental hotel in in the Afghan capital Kabul, and are believed to have taken hostages.

Desperate guests fearing for their lives begged authorities to reach them before the attackers, as Afghan security forces lay siege to the hotel.

A guest at the hotel told AFP that people were hiding in their rooms.

"I don't know if the attackers are inside the hotel but I can hear gunfire from somewhere near the first floor," the guest said.

"We are hiding in our rooms. I beg the security forces to rescue us as soon as possible before they reach and kill us."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/intercontinental-hotel-attack-gunmen-kabul-11885161

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Gunmen have attacked Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in the Afghan capital caught fire.

Key points:

Officials said there were as many as four attackers
The attackers appeared to have a large supply of hand grenades
It came just days after the US warned of a potential attack
Hotel manager Ahmad Haris Nayab, who escaped unhurt, said the attackers entered the main part of the hotel through a kitchen around 9:00pm (local time).

He said staff and residents fled the building amid bursts of gunfire.

A government official said several people were killed and at least six injured in the raid, which came days after a US embassy warning of possible attacks on hotels in Kabul.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-21/several-dead-as-gunmen-storm-kabul-hotel/9346784
 
Mujib Mashal @MujMash
New York Times senior correspondent, Afghanistan

https://twitter.com/MujMash/status/955061268645384193

A father outside Kabul hotel under attack all night: “From midnight until now I’ve been waiting here. I just want to hug him and kiss him when he comes out.”

Once gain, gov is downplaying number of casualties in Kabul attack: KAM AIR tells us at least 10 -11 of their staff killed (2 Venezuelans, 6 Ukrainians). Many of their flights cancelled today, and others affected for days to come as their staff (expat in particular) shocked.

The number of dead in Kabul Intercon attack, without doubt, is higher than the six MOI is sticking to. Other sources say it is at least 22 dead, or even higher.



TOLOnews @TOLOnews
TOLOnews is Afghanistan's first 24-hours news and current affairs television network.

https://twitter.com/TOLOnews/status/955058282930032642

BREAKING: Credible security source told TOLOnews at least 43 killed in attack on Intercontinental Hotel in #Kabul.


11 Kam Air Employees Among Those Killed In #Kabul Attack
http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/11-kam-air-employees-among-those-killed-kabul-attack …




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