Deadly attack on Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, toll rises to 18

Kabul: As many as five Taliban suicide bombers stormed the Intercontinental Hotel here taking a toll on 18 lives.

A total of 12 people were also injured in the attack.

The Taliban militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the six-storey luxury hotel overlooking the city, an official said.

Of the 18 killed, 14 are foreign nationals, have been killed, a spokesman of the Afghan Interior Ministry said.

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All five attackers were also killed during the gunfight with Afghan security forces. A 12-hour siege following Saturday night's attack ended on Sunday.

Spokesman Najib Danish told local Tolo News TV that those among the killed were four Afghans and 14 foreign nationals.

Kam Air, a local airline, said earlier 11 of its foreign staff were killed in the hotel attack claimed by Taliban, adding that several local staff of the company were among the casualties.