In pictures: Amman hotel blasts
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AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:06 AM ET
Prince Hassan of Jordan, the uncle of Jordan's King Abdullah II waves to his supporters following prayers Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 in Amman, Jordan. 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/Amr Nabil) -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:06 AM ET
Jordanian groom Ashraf al-Akhras (L), who survived a bomb attack during his wedding at the Radisson SAS hotel, receives condolences at the funeral of a relative who died in the blast in Amman November 11, 2005. At least 57 people were killed and 96 wounded when suicide bombers struck three hotels in Amman on Wednesday night. Most of the casualties were civilians attending wedding ceremonies. On Thursday, the group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed to have carried out the attacks, saying the hotels were used by American and Israeli spies. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:07 AM ET
Jordanian demonstrators march during an anti-terrorism rally following prayers in Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov.11, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels in Jordan, 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 - Fri Nov 11, 9:10 AM ET
The wife of U.N secretary general Kofi Anann, Nane Annan, right, gives her condolences to Jordan's Queen Rania, after a visit to Joran hospital in Amman Friday Nov. 11, 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/Amr Nabil) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:13 AM ET
A Jordanian police officer attends Muslim weekly prayers in Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov.11, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels in Jordan, 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 - Fri Nov 11, 9:14 AM ET
Ammar Al Kilany , 4, one of the victims of Wednesday bombings, yawns as Jordan's Queen Rania visits a hospital, in Amman, Jordan, Friday, Nov. 11, 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/Amr Nabil) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:28 AM ET
A Jordanian child in a military suit shakes hands with a soldier at the gate of Al- Hussein mosque, in Amman, Jordan, as Prince Hasan, the uncle of King Abdullah II, performed Friday prayers, Friday Nov. 11, 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/Amr Nabil) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:31 AM ET
Bahraini police inspect the trunk of a vehicle Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at a checkpoint a kilometer (half-mile) away from the Ritz Carlton hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Security in the area was extremely tight a day ahead of a gathering at the hotel of foreign ministers from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to discuss political and social reform in the Arab world. The meeting comes just days after deadly hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:33 AM ET
A Jordanian protester shouts slogans against the al-Qaida group during anti-terrorism rally following prayers in Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov.11, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels in Jordan, 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) -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:34 AM ET
A Jordanian woman holds Koran and picture of Jordan's king Abdullah during a rally after Friday prayers at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:36 AM ET
Jordanian woman holds picture of Jordan's king Abdullah during a rally after Friday prayers at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:38 AM ET
A Jordanian woman wearing a veil holds a national flag during a rally after Friday prayers at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:39 AM ET
Jordanians carry a large flag with a poster of the late King Hussein during a protest, over Wednesday's bomb attacks, in front of the Hyatt hotel in Amman November 11, 2005. Jordan's security forces were interrogating scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis on Friday 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/ Ammar Awad -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:40 AM ET
A Jordanian police helicopter overflys the Al-Hussein mosque as thousands of Jordanian demonstrators march during anti-terrorism rally following prayers in Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov.11, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels in Jordan, 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 - Fri Nov 11, 9:40 AM ET
Bahraini police inspect the trunk of a vehicle Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, aided by a sniffer dog in a check for explosives at the front gate of the Ritz Carlton hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Security in the area was extremely tight a day ahead of a gathering at the hotel of foreign ministers from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to discuss political and social reform in the Arab world. The meeting comes just days after deadly hotel blasts in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:42 AM ET
Jordanians carry a flag during a rally against the suicide bombings at three hotels in Jordan's capital in front of the Hyatt hotel in Amman November 11, 2005. Jordan's security forces were interrogation scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis on Friday in connection with three suicide bombings claimed by al Qaeda. REUTERS/Ammar Awad -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:46 AM ET
Jordan's Queen Rania, reacts as she leaves Jordan hospital in Amman, Jordan, following a visit Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 to injured victims of Wednesday's hotel bombing attacks. 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/Amr Nabil) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:47 AM ET
Bahraini police inspect the trunk of a vehicle Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at a checkpoint a kilometer (half-mile) away from the Ritz Carlton hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Security in the area was extremely tight a day ahead of a gathering at the hotel of foreign ministers from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to discuss political and social reform in the Arab world. The meeting comes just days after deadly hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:51 AM ET
Jordan's Moslem Brotherhood leader Al-Majeed Zeinbat (C) attends a rally after Friday prayer at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:53 AM ET
Jordanians pray for peace in their kingdom during Friday prayer at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:55 AM ET
Iraqis chant slogans and wave a flag during a protest, over Wednesday's bomb attacks, in front of the Radisson hotel in Amman November 11,2005. Jordan's security forces were interrogating scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis on Friday 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/Ammar Awad -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:55 AM ET
Jordanian mourners pray at the grave of Ibrahim Nasr and Fathia Ayyash who were killed during a wedding ceremony at the Radisson SAS hotel, at Sahab cemetry in Sahab southeast of Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Al-Qaida in Iraq, led by Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had claimed responsibility for the bombings. The latest statement said the attackers wore explosive belts 'in order to achieve greater accuracy in hitting the target.'(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:56 AM ET
United Nation Secretary General Kofi Anan waves as he arrives at the Radisson hotel in Amman November 11,2005. Jordan's security forces were interrogation scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis on Friday in connection with three suicide bombings claimed by al Qaeda. REUTERS/ Ammar Awad -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:58 AM ET
A member of Jordanian security forces observes a rally after Friday prayers at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:58 AM ET
Relatives carry the body of Ibrahim Nasr, killed in a suicide bombing while attending a wedding ceremony in the Radisson SAS hotel, during his funeral procession at Sahab cemetery in Sahab southeast of Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Police said Friday they had arrested 120 people, mainly Iraqis and Jordanians, in the nationwide manhunt for those behind the triple Amman hotel bombings. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed the bombings were the work of four Iraqis _ including a husband and wife suicide team. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)