Armed security patrolling the roads around kabuls internet Intercontinental Hotel. These pictures taken at midnight, three hours after the shooting began. Officials said four gunmen began firing on saturday evening, shooting at staff and guests. Translation at first i heard some gunfire and after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said suicide attackers entered the hotel. Local media reports say several people have been killed, unclear how many, yet it is believed the security guards at the entrance to the hotel may be among those injured. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul is popular with foreign guests, situated on a hilltop outside the city and has been the target of an attack before in 2011 when 21 people died. Security forces said to the gunman had been shot and killed. Two more thought to be hiding the building with reports they had ta ken hiding the building with reports they had taken hostages on the upper floors. The attack comes days after the us embassy in k
Officials said four gunmen began firing on saturday evening, shooting at staff and guests. Translation at first i heard some gunfire and after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said suicide attackers entered the hotel. Local media reports say several people have been killed. Its unclear how many, yet it is believed the security guards at the entrance to the hotel may be among those injured. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul is popular with foreign guests, situated on a hilltop outside the city and has been the target of an attack before in 2011 when 21 people died. Security forces said two of the gunman had been shot and killed. Two more are thought to be hiding in the building with reports they had taken hostages on the upper floors. The attack comes days after the us embassy in kabul issued a warning about hotels in the city, saying extremist groups may be planning an attack and saying hotels as well as public gatherings could be potential targets. It is still not
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Us National Government has officially shut down after senators failed to agree a stop gap budget. It follows a bitter row between President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. Senators are tonight trying to broker a deal to get the Us Government working again. It comes as thousands of women joined protest marches across the country on the First Anniversary of President Trumps inauguration. David willis reports from washington. Marking the First Anniversary of President Trumps inauguration, protesters took to the streets here in washington and across the country, as the government of the largest economy in the world went into shutdown. The yays are 50, and the nays are 49. Last night, a stopgap funding measure came up ten votes short. That after the democrat leader in the senate, chuck schumer, met with President Trump at the white house. Progress was made, he said, before the dealmaker in chief
Afghan Security Forces have been fighting through the night to gain control of the Intercontinental Hotel in kabul that was stormed by militants about 13 hours ago. These are the latest pictures from the scene. The siege is ongoing. A government Spokesman Says five people have been killed and six people have been injured. Over 100 guests, including 16 foreigners, and staff have been rescued so far. Two attackers have been killed. The latest information we have is five floors of the hotel have been cleared, but the not the sixth floor. Andrew plant has more. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul, at dawn on sunday morning, blackened and smoking after an 11 hour siege that has seen at least five People Killed and several more wounded. The shooting started after nightfall on saturday, several gunmen armed with grenades and automatic weapons. Translation at first i heard some gunfire and then after 15 minutes per worker from the hotel approached and said that suicide attackers into the hotel