Witnesses narrate scenes of terror at Intercontinental hotel during attack that killed at least 22 peopleWitnesses to a terrorist rampage at a luxury Kabul hotel enjoy described guests being sprayed with bullets as they ran, whole floors engulfed in flames and a security team that fled “without a fight” from gunmen in army uniforms.
Thick smoke billowed from Kabul’s Intercontinental hotel on Sunday as Afghan and western security forces regained control of the building after a 14-hour siege involving dozens of hostages including foreigners. Some guests tried to escape the carnage and a later fire by using bed sheets to climb down from balconies.
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Source: theguardian.com