Afghan Hotel Attack Prompts Arrests
By Los Angeles Times | January 16, 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan — Authorities yesterday announced the arrest of four men in connection with a suicide attack on a luxury hotel that killed eight people and sent a chill through the ranks of foreign diplomats, aid workers, and visiting dignitaries in this troubled capital. Those arrested included the sole assailant to survive the brazen assault Monday on the Serena Hotel, the chief of the Afghan intelligence service, Amirullah Saleh, said. Another arrested man was one of the plot's suspected organizers, who allegedly provided explosives, suicide vests, and other weapons to the three attackers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault, which killed one American.
