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
That was stormed by militants. Several gunmen burst into the Intercontinental Hotel on saturday evening, shooting at guests and staff and detonating grenades. At least five people have been killed and eight wounded. The siege is ongoing. Armed security patrolling the roads around kabuls 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. 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
That was stormed by militants. Several gunmen burst into the Intercontinental Hotel on saturday evening, shooting at guests and staff and detonating grenades. The Afghan Interior Ministry said two of the attackers had been killed. Andrew plant reports. Armed security patrolling the roads around kabuls 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. 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 f
And tributes to Sir Peter Hall, one of the greatest figures in the history british theatre, whos died at the age of 86. Well be talking to sir trevor nunn. Its 5. 00. Our main story is that the cap on Public Sector pay rises is to be lifted, but only for police and prison officers in england and wales. Union leaders have responded angrily, by demanding a pay rise for all Public Sector workers, whove been affected by a combination of pay freezes and pay caps for the past seven years. Ministers are said to be ready to show flexibility in the Public Sector pay round for next year. Lets take a look at the figures. Prison officers in england and wales have been awarded a rise of 1. 7 . As far as Police Officers are concerned, their salaries will go up by 1 , and theyll also get a further 1 bonus. The current current level of inflation is nearly 3 . Speaking at the tuc congress in brighton, laboursjeremy corbyn says the government is trying to divide and rule Public Sector workers. Our Polit
With the growing wave of attacks in Israel in recent weeks and escalating violence on the ground, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has nearly lost control over the armed groups active in the Jenin and Nablus areas, and particularly in the refugee camps.