'Pray for me, I may die': Kabul hotel guest's desperate plea during terror attack


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  • Sunday, 21 Jan 2018

KABUL: As gunmen went on a night-time rampage through Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday (Jan 20), Aziz Tayeb posted a desperate plea on Facebook: "Pray for me. I may die."

The telecom executive hid behind a pillar as four heavily-armed attackers stormed the luxury hotel and began spraying terrified guests and staff with bullets.

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