Helicopters and drones circled above the hotel for hours while guests hid inside, many cowering under beds or in toilet stalls. The elite forces that arrived at the scene rescued 160 guests, including 41 foreigners. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Our investigation teams are searching and working room by room to find out exact casualties and information,” Mr. Danish said. “I don’t know if he was the police or a suicide attacker, but he was shooting,” he said by cellphone while hiding under the bed of his hotel room. The Serena Hotel, a luxury establishment in Kabul, has been struck three times, including an attack in 2014 that killed nine.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2018 09:39 UTC