AFP reporter, wife, 2 kids killed in Kabul hotel shooting
An Agence France-Presse reporter who was based in its Afghanistan bureau was killed last night after being shot along with his wife and three children in an armed attack on a hotel, according to reports.
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Sardar Ahmad, 40, his wife, and two of their children were killed. The couple’s third child, an infant, survived the attack and was reportedly being treated for critical injuries.
Four teenage assailants who were hiding guns in their socks got past security at the Serena hotel as part of a deliberate wave of violence aimed to unsettle plans for an upcoming election.
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Hotel guests hid or fled during the attack, according to Reuters.
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According to The New York Times, Sediq Seddiqi, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, wants to know how the gunman gained entry to the hotel.
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The Taliban took credit for the deadly attack, according to the Guardian.
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Ahmad was remembered fondly for his journalistic endeavors by coworkers at AFP.
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The Bangkok Post reported that Ahmad was hired in 2003 and covered all aspects of life, war, and politics in his native country.
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