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"A Ukrainian citizen has been killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in Kabul. The consul of Ukraine is leaving for Kabul. Quick and coordinated action is required on the site of the incident," he tweeted.

Read alsoUkraine's Foreign Ministry: There could be Ukrainians among victims of attack on Kabul hotelAccording to CNN, gunmen raided the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, leaving six people dead after a 12-hour standoff with security forces that ended Sunday, Afghan authorities say.

A foreigner was among those killed before Afghan forces secured the hotel, according to Nasrat Rahimi, a deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, who did not provide additional details on the nationalities of the victims. Seven Afghans were wounded, he said.

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Afghan security forces went on every floor of the six-story hotel in a clearing operation that left four attackers dead, ministry spokesman Najib Danish said.