Kabul luxury hotel attack: four foreigners among nine killed
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Originally published on March 21, 2014
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Four foreigners were among the nine victims of an attack that took place on Thursday evening (March 20) at a luxury hotel in Afghanistan capital Kabul.
The four gunmen who carried the attack, all reportedly aged under 18, were killed by Afghan security forces.
They arrived at the Serena hotel at around 6 p.m. with guns hidden in their socks. According to AFP, they went through security checks claiming to be diners at the hotel's special buffet.
Once inside the hotel, they hid in one of the bathrooms for around three hours. At 9 p.m. hotel guests having dinner for the Afghan New Year celebrations heard at least 8 gunshots around the restaurant, the New York Times reported.
According to Reuters, one person taken to safety along with other guests confirmed the shooting appeared to begin in the restaurant.
Frightened guests hid in their rooms or found shelter in safety bunkers around the complex.
Jane Ferguson, an Al Jazeera television journalist staying at the hotel, said on Twitter that she had "just got out of Serena hotel safe. Horrible few hours with furniture against my door."
Outside the hotel, police quickly put up a heavy cordon and once inside shot all four attackers dead. According to Reuters, at least two guards were injured in the shootout. AFP reported that together with the two guards, a hotel foreign employee was also taken to hospital.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
The hotel lies in the centre of Kabul, less than 1 kilometer from the presidential palace. A popular destination for wealthy visitors in Kabul, it has been one of the most frequent targets of the Taliban, and it has been successfully attacked several times before, the BBC reported.
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Four foreigners were among the nine victims of an attack that took place on Thursday evening (March 20) at a luxury hotel in Afghanistan capital Kabul.
The four gunmen who carried the attack, all reportedly aged under 18, were killed by Afghan security forces.
They arrived at the Serena hotel at around 6 p.m. with guns hidden in their socks. According to AFP, they went through security checks claiming to be diners at the hotel's special buffet.
Once inside the hotel, they hid in one of the bathrooms for around three hours. At 9 p.m. hotel guests having dinner for the Afghan New Year celebrations heard at least 8 gunshots around the restaurant, the New York Times reported.
According to Reuters, one person taken to safety along with other guests confirmed the shooting appeared to begin in the restaurant.
Frightened guests hid in their rooms or found shelter in safety bunkers around the complex.
Jane Ferguson, an Al Jazeera television journalist staying at the hotel, said on Twitter that she had "just got out of Serena hotel safe. Horrible few hours with furniture against my door."
Outside the hotel, police quickly put up a heavy cordon and once inside shot all four attackers dead. According to Reuters, at least two guards were injured in the shootout. AFP reported that together with the two guards, a hotel foreign employee was also taken to hospital.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
The hotel lies in the centre of Kabul, less than 1 kilometer from the presidential palace. A popular destination for wealthy visitors in Kabul, it has been one of the most frequent targets of the Taliban, and it has been successfully attacked several times before, the BBC reported.
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