Rocket hits hotel in Kabul
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November 22, 2009, Sunday
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A ROCKET hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital Kabul yesterday, wounding four people, including two boys, a health ministry official said.
Ministry spokesman Ahmad Raaid said an Afghan soldier was also hurt in the attack. "None of the wounds are serious," he added.
An employee of the Serena Hotel said there was no damage to the hotel itself. Witnesses said police had sealed off roads leading to the building.
An Associated Press reporter saw police searching through rubble along the wall of the hotel's compound, apparently the impact point.
Janagha Duragat, a shopkeeper who was waiting outside the hotel to load his merchandise into a car, said he saw the rocket hit the wall. He said it appeared to have come from nearby.
The heavily guarded Serena regularly houses visiting diplomats, officials and international workers. It has been the targeted in the past.
Ministry spokesman Ahmad Raaid said an Afghan soldier was also hurt in the attack. "None of the wounds are serious," he added.
An employee of the Serena Hotel said there was no damage to the hotel itself. Witnesses said police had sealed off roads leading to the building.
An Associated Press reporter saw police searching through rubble along the wall of the hotel's compound, apparently the impact point.
Janagha Duragat, a shopkeeper who was waiting outside the hotel to load his merchandise into a car, said he saw the rocket hit the wall. He said it appeared to have come from nearby.
The heavily guarded Serena regularly houses visiting diplomats, officials and international workers. It has been the targeted in the past.
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