国际英语资讯:Kenyan president says terror attack over, 14 killed_时事

国际英语资讯:Kenyan president says terror attack over, 14 killed

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on all nations to combat terrorism after hearing the news of the attack, saying he condemns terrorism in all forms and manifestations.

The attack began at 3:00 p.m.(1200 GMT) Tuesday, said security officers.

Joseph Boinnet, inspector general of National Police Service, said the terrorists began their onslaught by setting ablaze three vehicles at a bank parking lot before moving to the DusitD2 complex.

At the entrance of the hotel, the assailants carried out a suicide explosion, injuring several people, said Boinnet.

Witnesses said the gang arrived at the hotel entrance and alighted before one of them started to shoot aimlessly.

The gunshots alerted police guarding the Australian embassy, which is located close to the hotel. The officers rushed there and engaged the gunmen in a gunfight, deflating the car that the terrorists had.

The officers managed to drive the terrorists to the hotel's main entrance, where guards on duty escaped on foot from the shootout, said Shadrack Kirui, a witness.

It was at that point that one of the attackers lobbed a grenade at three cars parked at the main barrier, setting them on fire.

The terrorists then proceeded to the main hotel lobby where one of them detonated an explosive device he had on his body.

Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. The group has been targeting Kenya-Somalia border areas and killing innocent citizens since Kenyan soldiers entered Somalia in 2011 to secure the two countries' shared border.