Four terrorists attacked the Intercontinental Hotel, one of which was liquidated, deputy head of the press center of the Interior Ministry of Afghanistan Nusratullo Rahimi said on Saturday.
“The first two floors of the hotel are cleaned of militants, the special police unit seeks to liquidate the remaining three terrorists,” he told reporters.
“According to preliminary data, when terrorists attack the Intercontinental Hotel, there are three wounded, who are sent to the hospital, until the entire building is cleared of terrorists, we can not provide accurate data on the losses,” Rahimi said.
Earlier, the Ariana News channel reported that a third explosion had been made on the territory of the hotel, shooting was heard, part of the hotel was on fire. The area is cordoned off. Near the hotel there are ambulances.
According to unofficial data, as a result of the terrorist attack on the hotel “Intercontinental” killed 10 people, including the hotel guards. However, the official authorities have not yet confirmed this information.
A group of armed men infiltrated Intercontinental around 9:30 pm local time, where two weddings took place at once. The attackers opened fire on visitors.
It is reported that the police was able to bring to the safe place the bulk of the guests.
According to other sources, the hotel also hosted a conference dedicated to information technology with the participation of specialists from 34 provinces of the country.
