In pictures: Amman hotel blasts
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Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 7:50 AM ET
Jordan's King Abdullah (L) visits Randa Yagoub, who was injured during the blasts that targeted three hotels, at a hospital in Amman November 11, 2005. (Yousef Allan/Reuters) -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12,11:07 AM ET
Jordanians make their way to al-Husseini mosque for noon prayers in downtown Amman November 12, 2005. Jordan confirmed on Saturday that Al Qaeda in Iraq was behind three deadly suicide bombings that ripped through Amman hotels this week and rejected a claim by the group that a woman was among the bombers. REUTERS/Ammar Awad -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12,11:10 AM ET
Jordanians smoke nergila at a street cafe of Blatt al-Rasheed in downtown Amman November 12, 2005. Jordan confirmed on Saturday that Al Qaeda in Iraq was behind three deadly suicide bombings that ripped thorough Amman hotels this week and rejected a claim by the group that a woman was among the bombers. REUTERS/Ammar Awad -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12,11:10 AM ET
A general view of the Jordanian capital Amman November 12, 2005. Jordan confirmed on Saturday that Al Qaeda in Iraq was behind three deadly suicide bombings that ripped through Amman hotels this week and rejected a claim by the group that a woman was among the bombers. REUTERS/Ammar Awad -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12,11:14 AM ET
Jordanian flags are displayed for sale in downtown Amman November 12, 2005. Jordan confirmed on Saturday that Al Qaeda in Iraq was behind three deadly suicide bombings that ripped thorough Amman hotels this week and rejected a claim by the group that a woman was among the bombers. REUTERS/Ammar Awad -
AP - Sat Nov 12,12:43 PM ET
A Jordanian artistic group perform a show against terrorism in front of the Radisson SAS hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Saturday Nov. 12, 2005. King Abdullah II called for a global effort to fight terrorism after Jordan acknowledged for first time that al-Qaida in Iraq used three foreign suicide bombers to launch Amman's hotel attacks that killed 57 others. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
AP - Sat Nov 12,12:44 PM ET
A Jordanian artistic group perform a show against terrorism in front of the Radisson SAS hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Saturday Nov. 12, 2005. King Abdullah II called for a global effort to fight terrorism after Jordan acknowledged for the first time that al-Qaida in Iraq used three foreign suicide bombers to launch Amman's hotel attacks that killed 57 others. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12,12:46 PM ET
A Jordanian girl lights candles outside the Radisson SAS hotel in central Amman November 12, 2005, one of three hotels bombed last Wednesday. Jordan's security forces were interrogating scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis in connection with three suicide bombings claimed by al Qaeda. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12,12:54 PM ET
Jordanians lights candles outside Radisson SAS hotel in central Amman, November 12, 2005, one of three hotels bombed last Wednesday. Jordan confirmed on Saturday that Al Qaeda in Iraq was behind three deadly suicide bombings that ripped through Amman hotels this week and rejected a claim by the group that a woman was among the bombers. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
AP - Sat Nov 12, 1:00 PM ET
A Syrian girl places candles and white flowers during an event at al-Rawdah square in downtown Damascus, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, to express their sorrow and sadness for the death of the Syrian-born filmmaker Mustapha Akkad, pictured, who died on Friday in Amman from wounds sustained by the triple attacks on hotels on Wednesday. Akkad's body was transferred to Syria earlier Saturday and he will be buried on Sunday in his hometown city of Aleppo in northern Syria.(AP Photo/ Bassem Tellawi). -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:02 PM ET
A Jordanian girl lights candles outside Radisson SAS hotel in central Amman November 12, 2005, one of three hotels bombed last Wednesday. Jordan confirmed on Saturday that Al Qaeda in Iraq was behind three deadly suicide bombings that ripped through Amman hotels this week and rejected a claim by the group that a woman was among the bombers. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
AP - Sat Nov 12, 1:06 PM ET
A Jordanian aristic group light candles during a show against terrorism in front of the Radisson SAS hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Saturday Nov. 12, 2005. King Abdullah II calls for global effort to fight terrorism after Jordan acknowledges for first time that al-Qaida in Iraq used three foreign suicide bombers to launch Amman's hotel attacks that killed 57 others. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:11 PM ET
An elderly Jordanian woman holds a candle outside the Radisson SAS hotel in central Amman November 12, 2005, one of three hotels bombed last Wednesday. Jordan's security forces were interrogating scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis in connection with three suicide bombings claimed by al Qaeda. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:20 PM ET
A Jordanian artistic group performs a show against terrorism and al-Qaeda leaders outside the Radisson SAS hotel in central Amman November 12, 2005, one of three hotels bombed last Wednesday. Jordan's security forces were interrogating scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis in connection with three suicide bombings claimed by al Qaeda.The coordinated attack, one of the worst in Jordan's modern history, killed at least 56 people in Western-owned hotels in Amman on Wednesday night and shattered Jordan's sense of being an island of stability in a troubled region. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:20 PM ET
A Jordanian artistic group performs a show against terrorism and al-Qaeda leaders outside the Radisson SAS hotel in central Amman November 12, 2005, one of three hotels bombed last Wednesday. Jordan's security forces were interrogating scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis in connection with three suicide bombings claimed by al Qaeda.The coordinated attack, one of the worst in Jordan's modern history, killed at least 56 people in Western-owned hotels in Amman on Wednesday night and shattered Jordan's sense of being an island of stability in a troubled region. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
AP - Sat Nov 12, 1:33 PM ET
A Jordanian woman lights candles to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings in front of the Radisson SAS hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Saturday Nov. 12, 2005. King Abdullah II calls for a global effort to fight terrorism after Jordan acknowledges for first time that al-Qaida in Iraq used three foreign suicide bombers to launch Amman's hotel attacks that killed 57 others. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:38 PM ET
A Syrian girl holds a candle and a picture of film director Moustapha Akkad during a sit-in in Damascus November 12,2005. Akkad died in hospital from wounds sustained in this week's hotel bomb attacks in Jordan, Arab television stations said on Friday. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:39 PM ET
A Syrian girl holds a candle and a picture of film director Moustapha Akkad during a sit-in in Damascus November 12,2005. Akkad died in hospital from wounds sustained in this week's hotel bomb attacks in Jordan, Arab television stations said on Friday. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:41 PM ET
Syrian girls hold candles during a sit-in in memory of film director Moustapha Akkad in Damascus November 12,2005. Akkad died in hospital from wounds sustained in this week's hotel bomb attacks in Jordan, Arab television stations said on Friday. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:44 PM ET
Syrian girls hold candles for film director Moustapha Akkad during a sit-in in Damascus November 12,2005. Akkad died in hospital from wounds sustained in this week's hotel bomb attacks in Jordan, Arab television stations said on Friday. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri -
Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 1:45 PM ET
A Syrian girl holds a candle and a picture of film director Moustapha Akkad during a sit-in in Damascus November 12,2005. Akkad died in hospital from wounds sustained in this week's hotel bomb attacks in Jordan, Arab television stations said on Friday. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri -
AP - Sat Nov 12, 2:14 PM ET
Jordanian children warm themselves at the hilly desert city of Zarqa, 27 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Amman, where No. 1 wanted militant in Iraq, Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of Al-Qaida in Iraq was born, late Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005. Anger mixed with skepticism and bewilderment Saturday over the triple bombings that targeted Amman hotels this week. Many expressed disappointment that one of their own could be responsible for one of the worst and most inhuman terrorist attacks to hit Jordan in recent memory. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) -
AP - Sat Nov 12, 2:18 PM ET
Jordanians pass by the former home of No. 1 wanted militant in Iraq, Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of Al-Qaida in Iraq , at the hilly desert city of Zarqa, 27 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Amman, late Saturday, Nov.12, 2005. Anger mixed with skepticism and bewilderment Saturday over the triple bombings that targeted Amman hotels this week. Many expressed disappointment that one of their own could be responsible for one of the most worst and most inhuman terrorist attacks to hit Jordan in recent memory. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) -
AP - Sat Nov 12, 2:21 PM ET
Jordanians from right to left, Zoheir Najjar, Abed el-Momani, Mohammed el-Merri, Malek Mreish and Ayman Tawalby, chat , late Saturday, Nov.12, 2005 outside their home in the hilly desert city of Zarqa, 27 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Amman, where No. 1 wanted militant in Iraq, Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of Al-Qaida in Iraq was born. Anger mixed with skepticism and bewilderment Saturday over the triple bombings that targeted Amman hotels this week. Many expressed disappointment that one of their own could be responsible for one of the most worst and most inhuman terrorist attacks to hit Jordan in recent memory. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) -
AP - Sat Nov 12, 2:28 PM ET
Jordanians from right to left, Abed el-Momani, Mohammed el-Merri, Malek Mreish and Ayman Tawalby, former neighbors of No. 1 wanted militant in Iraq, Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of Al-Qaida in Iraq, chat outside their homes at the hilly desert city of Zarqa, 27 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Amman, late Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005. Anger mixed with skepticism and bewilderment Saturday over the triple bombings that targeted Amman hotels this week. Many expressed disappointment that one of their own could be responsible for one of the most worst and most inhuman terrorist attacks to hit Jordan in recent memory. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)