An intercontinental hotel in the Afghan capital was attacked. Are there any casualties?

An intercontinental hotel in the Afghan capital was attacked by at least four gunmen.

65438+1October 2 1 News, it is reported that an intercontinental hotel in Kabul, the Afghan capital, was attacked by at least four gunmen. A spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said that special forces were fighting the gunmen. A local official said that the gunman was "shooting at the guests." The current casualties are unknown.

It is also reported that according to local media reports, gunshots were heard at the scene. Police sources pointed out that many people were killed and militants held some people hostage.

Local officials said that there was a fire on the fourth floor of the hotel and some guests were hiding on the second floor. A guest heard gunshots near the 1 building.

According to another report, Dai He, chief reporter of Xinhua News Agency Kabul Branch, said that the attackers included at least/kloc-0 suicide attackers and four gunmen. The gunman held heavy weapons and took hostages. He is fighting with the police.

Reporter Jiang Chao said that the attack occurred at 26: 54 local time, that is, around 0 am Beijing time. According to the local TV station, witnesses who fled the scene said that there were at least 15 casualties in the hotel.

Intercontinental Hotel Kabul, built in 1960s, is one of the few high-class hotels in this war-torn country. There have been many shootings and attacks in this hotel since the outbreak of the war in Afghanistan.