The Taliban took credit for an explosion that targeted a Kabul, Afghanistan, hotel early Monday, the latest in a series of bombing attacks seeking to destabilize the nation. After the explosion, three armed suicide attackers tried to gain entry into the hotel, but were engaged by police, Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, told CNN
Two died in the gunfire, and the third blew up himself up with an explosives-packed suicide vest, Sediqqi said. One police officer was killed and four others were wounded, he said. The statement from the Afghan Taliban described the blast as a truck-laden suicide bombing at the gate of the Northgate Hotel, a secure, full-service facility that caters to foreign contractors from the military and civilian organizations
The venue advertises its walled building as having security features that include guard towers, razor wire, roving patrols and teams to search all vehicles entering the premises. “Our facility can be your refuge from the foul activities that may occur beyond the gates,” Northgate says on its website.
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The Taliban took credit for an explosion that targeted a Kabul, Afghanistan, hotel early Monday, the latest in a series of bombing attacks seeking to destabilize the nation. After the explosion, three armed suicide attackers tried to gain entry into the hotel, but were engaged by police, Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, told CNN
Two died in the gunfire, and the third blew up himself up with an explosives-packed suicide vest, Sediqqi said. One police officer was killed and four others were wounded, he said. The statement from the Afghan Taliban described the blast as a truck-laden suicide bombing at the gate of the Northgate Hotel, a secure, full-service facility that caters to foreign contractors from the military and civilian organizations
The venue advertises its walled building as having security features that include guard towers, razor wire, roving patrols and teams to search all vehicles entering the premises. “Our facility can be your refuge from the foul activities that may occur beyond the gates,” Northgate says on its website.
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