5-Hour siege at Kabul guest house ends, 2 Indians among 5 dead

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Kabul : Gunmen stormed into a guest house filled with foreigners in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday evening. The incident killed 5 people, including 2 Indians and 1 American. The area was seized by the Army soon after the attack began at 8:30 PM local time.

Highlights:

  • Gunmen stormed into a guest house in Kabul

  • Guest house was popular with foreign tourists

  • Dozens of people got trapped amid firing and fighting of rescuers and attackers

  • Five people lost their lives in the tragic incident

  • Two Indian-origin men also lost their lives

  • Drama ended after 5 hours of sieze

  • Earlier on Wednesday, gunmen opened fire at a meeting of prominent Muslim clerics in the southern province of Helmand, killing at least seven people.