In pictures: Amman hotel blasts
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AP - Thu Nov 10,11:41 AM ET
A Jordanian soldier yawns as he stands in front of the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman, Jordan, Thursday Nov. 10, 2005. Hundreds of angry Jordanians rallied Thursday outside one of three U.S.-based hotels attacked by suicide bombers, shouting, 'Burn in hell, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi!' after the terrorist's group claimed responsibility for the blasts that killed at least 56 people, including an American. In an Internet statement, al-Qaida in Iraq linked the blasts at the Grand Hyatt, the Radisson SAS and the Days Inn hotels to the war in Iraq and called Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil). -
Reuters - Thu Nov 10,11:53 AM ET
Jordanian security personnel inspect a damaged room used for a wedding party following a bomb blast in the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman November 10, 2005. The Qaeda group led by America's deadliest foe in Iraq on Thursday claimed responsibility for three suicide bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital and killed 56 people. In Wednesday night's near-simultaneous attacks, two suicide bombers turned crowded wedding parties into scenes of blood and panic at the Grand Hyatt and the nearby Radisson SAS in central Amman. A third attacked targeted a Days Inn hotel. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi -
Reuters - Thu Nov 10,11:57 AM ET
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about Wednesday's bombings in Jordan during a meeting in the Oval Office with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Washington November 10, 2005. Al Qaeda in Iraq, led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for three suicide bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital Amman and killed 56 people. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque -
AFP - Thu Nov 10,11:59 AM ET
Jordanians take part in the funeral of three victims from the Abdul Latif family at a cemetery in Amman, following last night's triple bombing attacks on hotels in the Jordanian capital. Jordan said it had arrested several suspects over the hotel bombings that killed 56 people in the deadliest attacks in the kingdom's history claimed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Al-Qaeda group.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10,11:59 AM ET
A Jordanian policeman stand guard outside Amman's Radisson SAS hotel, following last night's triple bombing attacks on hotels in the Jordanian capital. Jordan said it had arrested several suspects over the hotel bombings that killed 56 people in the deadliest attacks in the kingdom's history claimed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Al-Qaeda group.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10,12:10 PM ET
Jordanian security forces stand in the rubble of the wedding party held in Amman's Radisson Hotel when the building was bombed. The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the deadly hotel bombings in Amman and urged world cooperation to bring the perpetrators to justice.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar ) -
AP - Thu Nov 10,12:10 PM ET
A Jordanian demonstrator waves the Jordanian flag in front of the Grand Hayat hotel in Amman, Jordan Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 where one of three bombings took place Wednesday night. Hundreds of angry Jordanians rallied Thursday outside one of three U.S.-based hotels attacked by suicide bombers, shouting, 'Burn in hell, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi!' after the terrorist's group claimed responsibility for the blasts that killed at least 56 people, including an American. In an Internet statement, al-Qaida in Iraq linked the blasts at the Grand Hyatt, the Radisson SAS and the Days Inn hotels to the war in Iraq and called Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil). -
AP - Thu Nov 10,12:13 PM ET
Following almost simultaneous bombings of U.S. hotels in Amman, Jordan, New York Emergency Service Unit police officers patrol the drop off and pick up area of the Marriott Marquis Hotel as part of increased security for hotels in the New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) -
AP - Thu Nov 10,12:15 PM ET
Following almost simultaneous bombings of U.S. hotels in Amman, Jordan, a New York Emergency Service Unit police officer patrols outside the Marriott Marquis Hotel as part of increased security for hotels in New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) -
AP - Thu Nov 10,12:34 PM ET
Following Wednesday night's bombings of three hotels in Amman, Jordan, New York Emergency Service Unit police officers patrol the drop off and pick up area of the Marriott Marquis Hotel as part of increased security for hotels in the city, Thursday Nov. 10, 2005. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) -
AP - Thu Nov 10,12:42 PM ET
A police officer with New York's Emergency Services Unit, left, patrols the Marriott Marquis Hotel as part of increased security for hotels in New York, a day after almost simultaneous bombings of U.S. hotels in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) -
AP - Thu Nov 10,12:49 PM ET
Following almost simultaneous bombings of U.S. hotels in Amman, Jordan, a New York Emergency Service Unit police officer and a K-9 unit patrol the Marriott Marquis Hotel as part of increased security for hotels in New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) -
AP - Thu Nov 10,12:50 PM ET
Relatives and friends of Abdul-Khatib bury his body at Sahab cemetery, in Sahab, southeast of Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. (AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:03 PM ET
Relatives and friends gather and pray at the grave of Abdul-Khatib after they buried him at Sahab cemetery, in Sahab, southeast of Amman, Jordan, Thursday Nov. 10, 2005, after he was killed in one of the hotel explosions in the Jordanian capital, Amman. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:08 PM ET
A relative mourns at the grave of Abdul-Khatib when they buried him at Sahab cemetery, in Sahab, southeast of Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, after he was killed in one of the hotel explosions in the Jordanian capital, Amman. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. (AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:09 PM ET
Relatives and friends gather and pray at the grave of Abdul-Khatib when they buried him at Sahab cemetery, in Sahab, southeast of Amman, Jordan, Thursday Nov. 10, 2005, after he was killed in one of the hotel explosions in the Jordanian capital, Amman. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:11 PM ET
A Jordanian man mourns at the grave of a relative who was killed in one of the hotel explosions in the Jordanian capital, Amman Wednesday, following the burial at Sahab cemetery, in Sahab, southeast of Amman, Jordan, Thursday Nov. 10, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:18 PM ET
Jordanian boys shout slogans against the al-Qaida group during a demonstration to show their support to their country in Amman, Jordan, Thursday Nov. 10, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. (AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:34 PM ET
Jordanians attend a candle light vigil for the victims of the hotel bombings outside the Hyatt hotel in Amman, Jordan, Thursday Nov. 10, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the 'backyard garden' for U.S. operations. Hyatt hotel is one of three hotels attacked by suspected suicide bombers on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Nader Daoud) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:45 PM ET
Mourners carry the coffin of Israeli Arab Hussam Fathi Mahajna, 40, during his funeral at a local soccer stadium in the northern Israeli Arab city of Umm Al Fahm, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005 after his body was returned from Jordan. Mahajni and at least 55 others were killed in the bombings of three hotels in Amman, Jordan late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10, 1:52 PM ET
Queen Rania of Jordan wipes the tears of a wounded woman at a hospital in Amman. Jordan's King Abdullah II said in a televised speech that his country will not be 'blackmailed' into changing its policies after the triple hotel bombings and vowed to catch the culprits.(AFP/Khalil Mazraawi) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10, 1:52 PM ET
Jordanian children light candles outside Amman's Grand Hyatt hotel. Jordan's King Abdullah II said in a televised speech that his country will not be 'blackmailed' into changing its policies after the triple hotel bombings and vowed to catch the culprits.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 2:02 PM ET
Mourners pray over the coffin of Israeli Arab Hussam Fathi Mahajna, 40, after his body was returned from Jordan during his funeral at a local soccer stadium in the northern Israeli Arab city of Umm Al Fahm, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. Mahajni and at least 55 others were killed in the bombings of three hotels in Amman, Jordan late Wednesday. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 2:04 PM ET
Mourners gather around the coffin, not seen, of Israeli Arab Hussam Fathi Mahajna, 40, during his funeral at a local soccer stadium in the northern Israeli Arab city of Umm Al Fahm, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, after his body was returned from Jordan. Mahajni and at least 55 others were killed in the bombings of three hotels in Amman, Jordan late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10, 2:06 PM ET
Jordanian security forces stand guard outside Amman's Radisson SAS hotel. Despite Jordan's experience in foiling sophisticated terror plots, experts said that no amount of preparation could have prevented the kind of suicide attacks that have struck the country.(AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)