Wednesday, June 29 – According to officials in the Ministry of Interior Affairs, a group of suicide attackers stormed Intercontinental Hotel on Tuesday night.
According to Head of Kabul Police Department, the incident took place around 10:00 pm Tuesday night when a group of around 6 suicide bombers stormed in Intercontinental Hotel.
The source further added, clashes between the militants and Afghan security forces continued for several hours and around 17 people have been killed in the incident.
An Afghan security official said that three of the suicide bombers detonated their explosives in front of the main gate, in the second floor and one behind the hotel.
According to local officials, Afghan governors’ summit could have been the main reason behind Taliban’s attack on this hotel.
Intercontinental Hotel is one of Kabul’s most famous hotels which is located on west hill of the city. Western citizens normally use Intercontinental Hotel as their domicile.
Local residents of the area also confirmed that at least three powerful explosions were heard from the site of incident.
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have claimed the responsibility behind last night’s deadly attack in Kabul’s Interncontinental Hotel. In a statement issued by Taliban they have claimed that tens of people have been killed.
Militants stormed Kabul Inter-Continental hotel which is one of the biggest and well-guarded hotels in Kabul a day after representatives from more than 50 countries attended a two-day International Contact Group conference.
It is yet not clear how the militants managed to pass through all the check points but militant insurgents use Afghan security forces’ uniforms and the enermy infiltration inside Afghan security forces have been a major concern.
