According to CCTV News client: On the afternoon of the 12th local time, a gunfight broke out in a hotel in Afghanistan Kabul . A Chinese traveler living in the hotel told the reporter of the Taiwan Taiwan that the attacker entered the building. The hotel has 10 floors in total. In addition to rooms, it also has a Chinese restaurant and a supermarket. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu said that all Chinese citizens in the hotel attacked in Kabul were properly resettled, and five Chinese citizens were injured in the attack. Terrorists have been shot dead by Afghanistan's Provisional Government Security Forces.
On the 13th local time, the extremist organization "Islamic State" Khorasan branch claimed responsibility for the hotel attack in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
Wang Kang, a Chinese citizen in Kabul, witnessed the incident. According to him, the attacked hotel was run by the Chinese, and the on-site gunfight and explosion caused a fire. The attackers surrounded the Guiyuan Hotel in Kabul, and someone searched the buildings one by one.
On December 14, Cao Fang, a Hunanese from Hunan, told Xiaoxiang Morning News (report WeChat: xxcbbaooliao) reporters that they were the last group of people who left after the hotel was attacked. When she was attacked, she was talking to someone in the room on the 9th floor of the hotel. After the attack, she and her fellow travelers immediately ran to the top floor. "There are 6 people on the top floor, 2 of which are Chinese. After we climbed in from the skylight on the top floor, we quickly covered the lid, pressed it with something, and hid on the wall. When we went down, we saw the elevator, room, and windows that were blown up." Finally, with the help of the Afghan Provisional Government and the Embassy, they safely evacuated the scene
Witnesses: The on-site gunfight explosion caused a fire, and a Chinese jumped off the building to escape
Chinese citizen Wang Kang witnessed the incident. He introduced that the attacked hotel was run by the Chinese. The on-site gunfight and explosion caused a fire. After the firefighters arrived at the scene, the attackers surrounded the Kabul Guiyuan Hotel, and someone searched the building floors inside. "The explosion occurred between 13:30 and 14:00 on December 12, Afghan time, with Chinese compatriots facing fires and attackers, and the situation was critical!" Wang Kang said.
On the evening of December 12, Beijing time, Wang Kang told Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter that his location was only a few hundred meters away from the attacked hotel. The hotel has Chinese food, supermarket, and guest rooms. "The 4th floor was on fire. The fire was relatively large, and the smoke was rolling. A man and a woman jumped off the 5th floor. The specific situation is still unclear." After
, Wang Kang introduced that all the people who came out of the hotel were taken to the hospital by the Afghan temporary government security forces for comfort and treatment. Among them, two Chinese were gunshot wounds and covered in blood. "The Chinese Embassy has dispatched personnel to rescue him. Now the gunfight is basically over. The embassy and security forces have rescued the trapped Chinese. Two people were shot wounds and are now sent to the hospital." Wang Kang said.
Eyewitness: Hiding on the roof and facing the wall for 2 hours, the building was blown up to pieces
On December 14, Cao Fang, one of the witnesses of the incident, told Xiaoxiang Morning News (report WeChat: xxcbbaooliao) reporter that she is from Yueyang, Hunan and has been in Afghanistan for almost a year and is currently in foreign trade business. When the hotel was attacked, she was talking to someone in the room on the 9th floor of the hotel. After the hotel was attacked, she and her fellow travelers immediately ran to the top floor.
Cao Fang introduced that at around 14:00 local time on the 12th, she was talking to someone on the 9th floor of Guiyuan Hotel, and heard a noise on the 8th floor, so she ran to the entrance of the stairs on the 9th floor to check, "The attacker started from the 7th floor and climbed up the building, but was stopped by the Afghans on the 8th floor. Someone shook his hand with me and told me not to go down." Cao Fang said.
"Later, two Chinese people who were with me ran to the kitchen and the other to the top floor, and I also ran to the top floor. There was a skylight on the top floor. After we climbed in, we quickly covered the lid and pressed it with something." Cao Fang said that the Chinese people running to the kitchen later felt that the kitchen was not safe. When they came out of the kitchen and wanted to find another place, they were found by the attacker and were gunshot wounds.
Cao Fang introduced that 6 people, including her, hid on the roof, including 2 Chinese. She was hiding by the wall at that time. After the third floor caught fire, the smoke went upwards and the whole building was filled with smoke."The smoke keeps coming up, and it happens to be very smoke in the place where I posted it. Another Chinese asked me to go over. I dare not move. There were bombs and gunshots everywhere."
△Eyewitness Cao Fang (pseudonym) hid on the top floor when the hotel was attacked. The scene was smoky. Cao Fang said that when she was hiding on the top floor, security forces from the local Afghan government came to rescue. "There was Taliban calling around, so I shook the yellow scarf with my hand. They knew where we were, and someone came to save us." Cao Fang said that during the hiding, a friend asked them about their location through her mobile phone, but for safety, she did not dare to reply to other people's information on her mobile phone. "Someone sent us a message after evacuation, but we didn't dare to reply, worried that their phone was taken away or something."
"At about 16:00 local time on the 12th, the entire building evacuated, and we were the last group of people to come down." Cao Fang said that when she evacuated, she saw that the entire building was blown out of recognition. "The elevator, room, and windows were all blown away, and the city was blown away."
Afterwards, she was still worried. I was still scared, "The gunshot lasted for about 2 hours, and there were nearly 16 bombings. The sound seemed to shake the building down. I felt that my life was easily gone, and a bullet passed away and the person was gone." On December 13, local time, Cao Fang went to the hospital to visit the injured and donated blood. "5 Chinese were injured: 3 people were injured when they jumped off the building and fled; 2 people were gunshot wounds."
Cao Fang introduced that they have been safely transferred. "The local officials also sent a helicopter to rescue us."
According to the CCTV News client on December 13, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu pointed out that the security forces of the Afghan Taliban responded quickly, responded professionally, and rescued in a timely manner. They dispatched a helicopter and landed on the top floor of the hotel, top down. At the same time, ground troops were dispatched to encircle and suppress terrorists from the bottom of the hotel.
Relatives of the injured: They have never been able to contact each other. The family is very worried about
At around 12:00 on December 14, Wang Xiu, a native of Jiangsu, contacted the reporter of Xiaoxiang Morning News (report WeChat: xxcbbaooliao) to ask about his younger brother Wang Yinwei's current situation.
"My younger brother Wang Yinwei is also at the Guiyuan Hotel in Kabul, and I can't contact him now." Wang Xiu said that on the evening of December 12, her sister-in-law received a message from Wang Yinwei's colleague, saying that Wang Yinwei lived in the Guiyuan Hotel in Kabul when the incident occurred. After learning about the situation, Wang Xiu's wife did not dare to say to her parents, "But my sister-in-law heard it when she answered the phone. The little niece told my parents, and we told her parents that Wang Yinwei was just injured in her foot and did not tell them the details. I really want to know his specific situation now." Wang Xiu said that after she learned about it, she contacted Wang Yinwei many times, but no reply was received.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter learned from an insider that Wang Yinwei was indeed injured after jumping from the upper floor when he escaped from this incident. His injury is currently stable.
14 at around 15:00 on the 14th, Wang Xiu reported to reporters that Wang Yinwei had reported his safety to him. "I'm afraid I'm worried when I hear his voice, but I'm a little relieved now. I'll contact him later."
According to the CCTV News client, on the 13th local time, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, was interviewed by a reporter from China Central Radio and Television about the attack on a hotel in Kabul where a Chinese citizen lives.
Ambassador Wang Yu said that after a period of battle between the security forces of the Afghan Provisional Government and the terrorists, the terrorists have been shot dead. After the incident, the embassy met the Chinese citizens living in the hotel on the scene and immediately went to the hospital to visit the injured. At present, all the Chinese citizens living in the hotel have been properly resettled.
Ambassador Wang Yu said that the embassy will do its best to protect the safety of Chinese citizens and will maintain close communication with the hospital in the future to understand the relevant situation.
(Note: all the characters in the article are pseudonyms)
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Wu Huakang
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