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Napad na luksuzni hotel u Kabulu završen je u nedjelju ujutro nakon 12 sati otpora oružane skupine koja je upala u hotel u subotu navečer pucajući na goste i osoblje.
U operaciji za koju još nitko nije preuzeo odgovornost poginulo je, prema privremenim podacima, šest osoba - pet Afganistanaca i jedna strankinja čije državljanstvo nije navedeno.
"Napad je završen, svi napadači su ubijeni, 126 osoba je spašeno, od kojih 41 stranac", kazao je glasnogovornik ministarstva unutarnjih poslova Nadžib Daniš koji je potvrdio prisustvo četiri napadača čija su tijela pronađena, a ne tri kako je rečeno ranije.
"Operacije čišćenja još su u tijeku na šestom katu" kako bi se uništila preostala municija, dodao je on.
#BREAKING Update#Afghanistan #Kabul`s #Intercontinental under siege by 4 terrorists inside firing at people. At least 35 dead/wounded. Hotel`s 2nd floor is on fire & electricity cut. CRU Elite forces arrived & hotel electricity cut off, firefighters & emergency services arrived. pic.twitter.com/f3n6Kz2dU0
— Özer Khalid (@OzerKhalid) January 20, 2018
Po sigurnosnom izvoru preostali pripadnik skupine sakrio se "u veliku sobu s taocima, afganistanskim i stranim" kojima je prijetio smrću prije nego je ubijen.
Dok je crni dim izlazio sa šestog i posljednjeg kata u nedjelju, muškarci su pokušali pobjeći preko balkona uz pomoć svezanih plahti pri čemu je jedan pao u izravnom prijenosu na televiziji.
Skupina je ušla u hotel u subotu eksplozijom a potom otvorila nasumičnu paljbu.
![A man is seen dangling off a balcony of Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, after gunmen attacked the hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from a video supplied by TOLOnews January 21, 2018. TOLOnews/Reuters TV/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. AFGHANISTAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN AFGHANISTAN](https://static.jutarnji.hr/images/live-multimedia/binary/2018/1/21/8/2018-01-21T060711Z_1904716547_RC13495A8000_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-ATTACKS.jpg)
![A man is seen using sheets to climb out of a balcony railing at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, after gunmen attacked the hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this still image taken from a video supplied by TOLOnews January 21, 2018. TOLOnews/Reuters TV/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. AFGHANISTAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN AFGHANISTAN](https://static.jutarnji.hr/images/live-multimedia/binary/2018/1/21/8/2018-01-21T060709Z_956486597_RC1D00BEF710_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-ATTACKS.jpg)
Struja je isključena u četvrti hotela na brdu na zapadu Kabula.
Tijekom noći posebne snage uz pomoć snaga NATO-a postepeno su preuzele kontrolu nad katovima.
Točan broj osoba u hotelu u trenutku napada još je nepoznat, kao i nacionalnost stranaca.
Intercontinental u Kabulu, jedan od dva hotela s pet zvjezdica u gradu, često ugošćuje vjenčanja, konferencije i političke skupove.
Zgrada je otvorena 1969. a već je bila meta napada talibana u lipnju 2011. u kojem je poginula 21 osoba.
![Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY](https://static.jutarnji.hr/images/live-multimedia/binary/2018/1/21/8/2018-01-21T060307Z_234696987_RC128C19A820_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-ATTACKS.jpg)
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