Terrorismo

Ataque de talibanes deja al menos 18 muertes en hotel de lujo en Kabul, Afganistán

Comando armado irrumpió, tomó rehenes y resistió durante 12 horas

TOPSHOT - Afghans walk near the Intercontinental Hotel as smoke billows during a fight between gunmen and Afghan security forces in Kabul on January 21, 2018. 
Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul killing at least six people, including a foreigner, sparking a twelve hour fight with security forces that left terrified guests scrambling to escape and parts of the building ablaze. Afghan security forces killed four attackers during the night-time siege, interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish told Tolo News, during which people trapped inside the landmark hotel were seen climbing over balconies to escape.
 / AFP PHOTO / WAKIL KOHSAR
TOPSHOT - Afghans walk near the Intercontinental Hotel as smoke billows during a fight between gunmen and Afghan security forces in Kabul on January 21, 2018. Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul killing at least six people, including a foreigner, sparking a twelve hour fight with security forces that left terrified guests scrambling to escape and parts of the building ablaze. Afghan security forces killed four attackers during the night-time siege, interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish told Tolo News, during which people trapped inside the landmark hotel were seen climbing over balconies to escape. / AFP PHOTO / WAKIL KOHSAR WAKIL KOHSAR
Columnas de humo emergían del Hotel Intercontinental, en Kabul, escenario de violentos combates entre atacantes armados y fuerzas de seguridad afganas. Columnas de humo emergían del Hotel Intercontinental, en Kabul, escenario de violentos combates entre atacantes armados y fuerzas de seguridad afganas. (WAKIL KOHSAR)

Kabul. Al menos 18 personas, entre ellas 14 extranjeros, murieron en un espectacular asalto a un hotel de lujo de Kabul, reivindicado por los talibanes y que terminó este domingo tras 12 horas de resistencia por parte de un comando armado.

“Catorce extranjeros y cuatro afganos resultaron muertos”, declaró el portavoz del Ministerio del Interior, Najib Danish, a la cadena Tolo News, sin precisar las nacionalidades.

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