Story highlights The Taliban claim responsibility for the attack on the hotel

Police say five people were killed in the siege, which lasted for hours

Security forces killed three armed assailants behind the attack

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) Five people were killed in an attack at a hotel in Afghanistan's capital that left guests trapped inside as gunfire erupted, police said.

A U.S. citizen was among the dead, U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Monica L. Cummings said. On Twitter, India's ambassador to Afghanistan said citizens of his country were among the casualties.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, the group said in a statement.

The siege began when gunmen stormed the Park Palace Guest House hotel in Kabul at about 8 p.m. Wednesday (11:30 a.m. ET).

It ended more than five hours later, Kabul Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said, after Afghan special forces killed the three armed assailants behind the attack.

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