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Afghanistan-Hotel Attack/Death
Kabul, Afghanistan - Jan 21, 2018
1. Various of plume of smoke rising above Bagh-e-Bala Intercontinental Hotel
2. Ambulances in line near hotel
Kabul, Afghanistan - Jan 20, 2018
++NIGHT SHOTS++
3. Various of fire from hotel under attack
4. Various of police force, military vehicles with lights flashing near hotel
At least five people have been killed and six others injured in an attack against a hotel in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Saturday night, according to the local authorities.
Among the dead, four are local civilians and one a foreigner. The six injured include three Afghan soldiers and three Afghan civilians.
Around 100 people have been rescued by the Afghan Special Forces, the local authorities said.
The attack occurred at around 21:00 local time when four militants armed with suicide jackets and weapons stormed the Bagh-e-Bala Intercontinental Hotel.
A cloud of black smoke can be seen above the hotel nearly 12 hours after the bloody incident as several rooms of the six-storey building caught fire in the attack. And sporadic gun firing can still be heard.
As of 10:00 Sunday, the gunmen were still in the hotel and it is unknown whether any people remained in their clutch.
The security forces do not allow media and people to reach the spot, and ambulances were demanded to line up near the hotel for aid.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Further details about the incident are still forthcoming.
The attack is not the first against the hotel. In 2011, the Taliban militants attacked the hotel, inflicting high casualties and damage.
Afghanistan-Hotel Attack/Death
Dateline : Jan 21/20, 2018
Location : Kabul,Afghanistan
Duration : 1'33
Kabul, Afghanistan - Jan 21, 2018
1. Various of plume of smoke rising above Bagh-e-Bala Intercontinental Hotel
2. Ambulances in line near hotel
Kabul, Afghanistan - Jan 20, 2018
++NIGHT SHOTS++
3. Various of fire from hotel under attack
4. Various of police force, military vehicles with lights flashing near hotel
At least five people have been killed and six others injured in an attack against a hotel in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Saturday night, according to the local authorities.
Among the dead, four are local civilians and one a foreigner. The six injured include three Afghan soldiers and three Afghan civilians.
Around 100 people have been rescued by the Afghan Special Forces, the local authorities said.
The attack occurred at around 21:00 local time when four militants armed with suicide jackets and weapons stormed the Bagh-e-Bala Intercontinental Hotel.
A cloud of black smoke can be seen above the hotel nearly 12 hours after the bloody incident as several rooms of the six-storey building caught fire in the attack. And sporadic gun firing can still be heard.
As of 10:00 Sunday, the gunmen were still in the hotel and it is unknown whether any people remained in their clutch.
The security forces do not allow media and people to reach the spot, and ambulances were demanded to line up near the hotel for aid.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Further details about the incident are still forthcoming.
The attack is not the first against the hotel. In 2011, the Taliban militants attacked the hotel, inflicting high casualties and damage.
ID : 8071547
Published : 2018-01-21 15:47
Last Modified : 2019-03-19 04:57:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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