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18 dead after Afghan hotel siege

By Agencies in Kabul | China Daily | Updated: 2012-06-23 08:03

18 dead after Afghan hotel siege

Afghan national army soldiers carry a victim of an attack on a popular hotel on the outskirts of Kabul on Friday. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters

Police dispute Taliban claim that victims were revelers drinking alcohol

Eighteen people were killed before a long siege was ended at a popular hotel outside the Afghan capital, during which Taliban gunmen took scores of hostages - another bold attack that showed a potent insurgency remains after more than a decade of war.

Five militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades, suicide bomb vests and machine guns attacked the exclusive, lakeside hotel around midnight on Thursday, bursting into a party and shooting dead three hotel guards.

Insurgents first killed the security guards at the hotel, then stormed inside it and began firing at guests who were dining. Some of the guests escaped while others were held hostage as the attackers battled Afghan security forces who rushed to the scene for the next 12 hours. Kabul police said all five attackers had been shot and killed by midday Friday, ending the standoff.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the incident, the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down. The strike at the hotel, about a half-hour drive from the capital, was a reminder that the Taliban can still hit very close to the seat of the Afghan government.

Fourteen Afghan civilians, three security guards and an Afghan police officer died in the attack, officials said.

"The attackers entered the hotel and suddenly opened fire on families having a late dinner," a police spokesman said. "The hotel was crowded. Some of the guests jumped from the window into the hotel yard. They were hiding under trees or any safe place they could find.

"Three of the guests jumped into the lake and hid in the water," he added.

Kabul Police Chief Mohammad Ayub Salangi said the five attackers stormed the Spozhmai hotel at Qargha Lake before midnight on Thursday. By midmorning Friday, militants were still fighting Afghan forces, supported by international troops.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the Taliban attacked the hotel because foreigners there were drinking alcohol and participating in other activities banned by Islam, but that was disputed by the Kabul police.

"That is totally wrong," a police spokesman said. "These are people who had worked all week and had gone to the lake to have a restful dinner with their families. The view there is very good for relaxation. There is no alcohol."

The lakeside hotel is a popular place for well-to-do Afghans to spend Thursday night -the beginning of the Afghan weekend - or for picnic excursions on a Friday when paddleboats and horse rides are on offer. Though foreign workers do go to Qargha lake, Afghans make up the majority of the clientele at the hotels and kebab shops along its shore.

The week has been particularly violent in Afghanistan, as insurgents stepped up attacks against international forces. On Wednesday, a suicide bomber attacked US and Afghan forces at a checkpoint in a busy market in the east, killing 21 people, including three US soldiers. The same day, seven Afghan civilians were killed by a roadside bomb.

AP - Reuters

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