Suicide Bombers Attack Kabul Hotel

Four suicide bombers and four gunmen attacked a Western-style hotel in Kabul and police who rushed to the scene fought the assailants with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, Afghan officials said. Some Afghan provincial governors were staying at the hotel.

Samoonyar Mohammad Zaman, a security officer for the Ministry of Interior, said officials believe there are still four gunmen in the Inter-Continental hotel, which sits on a hill overlooking the capital.

“They may be on the roof. We’re seeing gunfire going back and forth. Some of that is Afghan police firing from hilltops onto the roof,” he said. “I saw the bodies of two suicide bombers at the main entrance of the hotel.”

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone call to The Associated Press.

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