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2011-06-28 Afghanistan

Breaking: Kabul Intercontinental Hotel under attack

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Posted by 2011-06-28 18:01|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Fox News:
4 bombers + 4 gunmen attack Kabul hotel
Gunmen still firing from rooftop.

Posted by Frozen Al 2011-06-28 18:25|| 2011-06-28 18:25|| Front Page Top

#2 That was only just a matter of time. I'm surprised it took this long. It's on top of a bigass hill. Easily defended.

Posted by Count Galeazzo Bucket4761 2011-06-28 18:48|| 2011-06-28 18:48|| Front Page Top

#3 No one expects the helicopter gunship...

Posted by rammer 2011-06-28 18:53|| 2011-06-28 18:53|| Front Page Top

#4 As Obumble sows, so shall we all reap.

Thanks, O!

Posted by Bobby 2011-06-28 19:14|| 2011-06-28 19:14|| Front Page Top

#5 TOLO News reports from Kabul.

A group of suicide attackers stormed Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul on Tuesday night sparking a firefight between the raiders and Afghan security forces, an official in the Afghan Interior Ministry told TOLOnews.
Head of Kabul police Criminal Investigation Department told TOLOnews that six suicide attackers stormed the Inter-Continental Hotel at 10:00 pm and opened fire.

Clashes between the militants and Afghan security forces continued for four hours, he added.

He said three people were hurt in the incident.

But an Afghan security official told TOLOnews on condition of anonymity that "tens of people" have been killed or wounded in the attack.

Meanwhile, witnesses saidd they heard three big explosions from the site of the incident.

The Taliban have taken responsibility for the attack claiming tens of people have been killed.

The exact number of military and civilian casualties has yet to be officially announced.

Kabul Inter-Continental is one of the biggest and well-guarded hotels in Kabul.

It is not clear how the militants managed to pass through all the check points.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-06-28 19:19|| 2011-06-28 19:19|| Front Page Top

#6 The Mumbai template, executed on a DYI budget.

Posted by Capsu78 2011-06-28 19:22|| 2011-06-28 19:22|| Front Page Top

#7 It's all fun and games when the gunnies are running around Bombay killing infidel Hindooos and Jooos, but it's suddenly not so entertaining when they start murdering moderately devout fellow Muslims.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2011-06-28 19:26|| 2011-06-28 19:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Post-Osama "MUMBAI/26-11 II"???

IMO Artic read, INDJUH HAS NUCWEAPS, BUT KABUL = AFGHANISTAN DO NOT.

Sub-read, "LAND BRIDGE" TO IRAN + CAUCASUS SEPARATISTS; POST-US/2014 PRO-RUSSIA AFGHANISTAN versus POST-US/2014 PRO-CHINA PAKISTAN???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-06-28 19:42|| 2011-06-28 19:42|| Front Page Top

#9 It's all fun and games when the gunnies are running around Bombay killing infidel Hindoos and Jooos, and the police don't have bullets for their guns... But it's suddenly not so entertaining in Kabul, where the security forces do have bullets, and crack international forces plus private security guards are nearby and have helicopters and machine guns and armored cars...and mad Special Forces skillz.

Fixed it for you, Scooter. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2011-06-28 19:44|| 2011-06-28 19:44|| Front Page Top

#10 as the ISI rub their hands in glee.

Posted by Water Modem 2011-06-28 20:31|| 2011-06-28 20:31|| Front Page Top

#11 So sad that the helicopter gunships killed all the mooks. No one expects the helicopter gunships...

Posted by rammer 2011-06-28 23:03|| 2011-06-28 23:03|| Front Page Top

#12 Number of non-terrorist deaths in Bombay was 154 vs 7 in Kabul. Not entirely surprising, given that that Afghan bigwigs were at the Kabul hotel in force and security was tight, whereas nothing much of significance was happening in Bombay.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-06-28 23:51|| 2011-06-28 23:51|| Front Page Top

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