The main station directly hits the scene丨Afghanistan’s interim government blocked the blast area for Chinese tourists: the attackers had entered the building
The CCTV news host reported that a gunfight broke out in a hotel in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on the afternoon of 12h local time. Reporters from China Central Radio and Television rushed to the vicinity of the accident scene as soon as possible.
According to the reporter from the headquarters, after the incident, the security forces of the Afghan interim government sealed off the blast area. A spokesman for Afghanistan’s interim government said three attackers were killed and all hotel guests were rescued. No foreign nationals were killed in the attack and two foreign nationals were injured while fleeing.
According to the reporter’s observation at the scene, after the firefight and the explosion, the security forces of the Afghan interim government sealed off the explosion area.
Headquarters reporter Zahid: The blast area belongs to the 10th Security Area (Kabul). According to our observation, Taliban soldiers blocked the blast area and military vehicles entered and exited here. What is happening now is that the firefight has ceased, but about 10 minutes ago we heard the last explosion after the attack. We saw the building and smoke was coming from the building.
According to Chinese tourists who lived in the hotel, the attackers entered the building. The hotel has a total of 10 floors. In addition to rooms, it also has restaurants and supermarkets.
In the early hours of 1pm local time, the Khorasan branch of the extremist organization claimed responsibility for the hotel attack.
