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Terror Strike: Indian among nine killed in Kabul hotel attack

Updated on: 21 March,2014 08:12 AM IST  | 
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An Indian is among the nine people killed in a deadly Taliban attack in a popular hotel in Kabul. 

Terror Strike: Indian among nine killed in Kabul hotel attack

Kabul: An Indian was among the nine people killed in a deadly Taliban attack in a popular hotel in Kabul.




Afghan security officers standing guard at the endtrance of the Kabul Serena Hotel, in Kabul. Pic: AFP


Four assailants were killed while three people were seriously wounded here on Thursday night when Taliban attacked a hotel frequented by foreigners, a government spokesperson said.


Four people, who hid pistols in their socks, pretended to have come to have dinner in the restaurant of the Serena Hotel, located near the presidential palace, at around 6.00 pm, Xinhua quoted interior ministry spokesperson Seddiq Seddiqi as telling media.

The attackers began firing at around 9 pm, the official said, adding the police checked the security camera and found the attackers were aged 20 or even younger

Two local security guards and a foreign worker of the hotel were seriously wounded, Seddiqi added.

The Taliban insurgent group claimed the responsibility for the attack.

The fighters (militants) had killed several foreign and Afghan officials who took part in a New Year party, a Taliban spokesperson later told reporters.

Afghan Interior Minister Mohammad Omar Daudzai later visited the site.

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