How many people died in the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan?

Afghan security forces quelled the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul.

65438+1October 2 1 Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan was attacked by militants.

65438+1October 2 1 news, the Afghan Ministry of Interior1October 2 1 day said that after more than 10 hours of exchange of fire, Afghan security forces quelled the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the capital. The Taliban in Afghanistan claimed to have created the attack.

The Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement issued in the afternoon that four attackers, wearing bomb vests, rushed into the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul at around 9 pm local time on the 20th, and then exchanged fire with Afghan security forces. Finally, the security forces rescued 160 guests from the hotel camp, including 4 1 foreign citizens.

Najib Danis, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, told local media that the attack killed 22 people, including four attackers, including 14 foreign citizens.

The Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan 2 1 released a message saying that after many checks, there were no reports of casualties of China citizens in the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul.

65438+1October 2 1 day, Kabul, Afghanistan, security personnel were on guard near the attacked intercontinental hotel.

The Afghan Interior Ministry issued a statement that morning, accusing the extremist armed group "Haqqani Network", which has close ties with the Taliban, of planning the attack.

In the afternoon, the Taliban in Afghanistan issued a statement through the online platform, claiming that the organization created the attack.

65438+ 10 18, the US Embassy in Afghanistan issued a security warning in official website, saying that extremist groups planned to attack hotels and guesthouses in Kabul.

As one of the few high-end hotels in Afghanistan, Intercontinental Kabul often hosts various high-level meetings, mainly receiving senior Afghan government officials and foreign tourists. 20 1 1 On June 28th, this intercontinental hotel was attacked by "Haqqani network" militants, resulting in 2 1 deaths.