A general view of the Intercontinental Hotel with its burnt-out rooftop (R) after it was attacked by armed Taliban rebels in Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 June 2011. At least eight gunmen and suicide bombers had stormed the hotel late 28 June and staged a siege that lasted for four hours until a NATO helicopter attack ended the siege. Eight civilians and two police officers were reported dead in the course of the assault. EPA/S. SABAWOON
A night view of the burning rooftop of the Intercontinental Hotel after it was attacked by armed Taliban rebels in Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 June 2011. EPA/S. SABAWOON
A general view of the burnt-out rooftop of Intercontinental Hotel after it was attacked by armed Taliban rebels in Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 June 2011. At least eight gunmen and suicide bombers had stormed the hotel late 28 June and staged a siege that lasted for four hours until a NATO helicopter attack ended the siege. Eight civilians and two police officers were reported dead in the course of the assault. EPA/S. SABAWOON
A NATO military helicopter hovers over the Intercontinental Hotel after it was attacked by armed Taliban rebels in Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 June 2011. At least eight gunmen and suicide bombers had stormed the hotel late 28 June and staged a siege that lasted for four hours until a NATO helicopter attack ended the siege. Eight civilians and two police officers were reported dead in the course of the assault. EPA/S. SABAWOON
A man rides a bicycles past an outlook point opposite the Intercontinental Hotel (background) after it was attacked by armed Taliban rebels in Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 June 2011. At least eight gunmen and suicide bombers had stormed the hotel late 28 June and staged a siege that lasted for four hours until a NATO helicopter attack ended the siege. Eight civilians and two police officers were reported dead in the course of the assault. EPA/S. SABAWOON
Afghan security officials (below) gather after an operation against the Taliban militants who stormed the Inter-Continental hotel (white building in the background) in Kabul, Afghanistan on early 29 June 2011. According to media reports NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban militants taking positions at the rooftop of besieged Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul early 29 June, that killed at least seven civilians and six attackers while injuring either others including two police. EPA/S. SABAWOON
Flames rise from the Inter-Continental hotel after armed Taliban militants stormed the hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on early 29 June 2011. According to media reports NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban militants taking positions at the rooftop of besieged Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul early 29 June, that killed at least seven civilians and six attackers while injuring either others including two police. EPA/S. SABAWOON
Afghan Army commandoes rush to the scene after armed Taliban militants stormed the Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on early 29 June 2011. According to media reports NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban militants taking positions at the rooftop of besieged Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul early 29 June, that killed at least seven civilians and six attackers while injuring either others including two police. EPA/S. SABAWOON
Afghan security officials gather near the Inter-Continental hotel after armed Taliban militants stormed the hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on early 29 June 2011. According to media reports NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban militants taking positions at the rooftop of besieged Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul early 29 June, that killed at least seven civilians and six attackers while injuring either others including two police. EPA/S. SABAWOON
Afghan Police take positions at a road leading to the Inter-Continental hotel after armed Taliban militants stormed the hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on early 29 June 2011. According to media reports NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban militants taking positions at the rooftop of besieged Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul early 29 June, that killed at least seven civilians and six attackers while injuring either others including two police. EPA/S. SABAWOON
A NATO military helicopter takes part in operations over the Inter-Continental hotel after armed Taliban militants stormed the hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on early 29 June 2011. According to media reports NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban militants taking positions at the rooftop of besieged Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul early 29 June, that killed at least seven civilians and six attackers while injuring either others including two police. EPA/S. SABAWOON
Police help a man who was injured during operations against Taliban militants who stormed the Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on early 29 June 2011. According to media reports NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban militants taking positions at the rooftop of besieged Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul early 29 June, that killed at least seven civilians and six attackers while injuring either others including two police. EPA/S. SABAWOON
A NATO military helicopter takes part in operation as flames rise from the Inter-Continental hotel after armed Taliban militants stormed the hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on early 29 June 2011. According to media reports NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban militants taking positions at the rooftop of besieged Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul early 29 June, that killed at least seven civilians and six attackers while injuring either others including two police. EPA/S. SABAWOON
