In pictures: Amman hotel blasts
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Reuters - Fri Nov 11,11:49 AM ET
Jordan's King Abdullah (R) visits Jordanian Randa Yaqoub, who was injured during Wednesday's hotel blasts, at a hospital 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/Yousef Allan -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11,11:52 AM ET
Jordan's King Abdullah (L) visits a four-month-old baby injured during the blasts that targeted three hotels at a hospital 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. REUTERS/Yousef Allan -
AP - Fri Nov 11,12:02 PM ET
Jordanians hold candles to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings at the entrance of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Amman, Jordan Friday Nov. 11, 2005 after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians staged a second day of massive public protests Friday to denounce Islamic extremists responsible for triple hotel bombings in Amman, that killed at least 59 people. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) -
AP - Fri Nov 11,12:03 PM ET
Jordanian children hold candles to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings at the entrance of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Amman, Jordan Friday Nov. 11, 2005 after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians staged a second day of massive public protests Friday to denounce Islamic extremists responsible for triple hotel bombings in Amman, that killed at least 59 people. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11,11:55 AM ET
Jordanians carry the body of a victim, who died in an explosion at the Radisson hotel, during a funeral in Amman November 11, 2005. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters) -
AP - Fri Nov 11,12:06 PM ET
A Jordanian holds a candle to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings at the entrance of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Amman, Jordan Friday Nov. 11, 2005 after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians staged a second day of massive public protests Friday to denounce Islamic extremists responsible for triple hotel bombings in Amman, that killed at least 59 people. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) -
AP - Fri Nov 11,12:09 PM ET
Jordanians hold candles to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings at the entrance of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov. 11, 2005 after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians staged a second day of massive public protests Friday to denounce Islamic extremists responsible for triple hotel bombings in Amman, that killed at least 59 people. (AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti) -
AFP/PPO-HO - Fri Nov 11, 1:24 PM ET
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas(C) pays his respects to four Palestinian officials killed in Jordan's hotel blasts during an official ceremony at the Palestinian Authority's Muqataa headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah.(AFP/PPO-HO) -
AFP - Fri Nov 11, 2:18 PM ET
Queen Rania(L) of Jordan and the wife of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Nane(C), visit a hospital in Amman where people injured in the hotel blasts are being treated. A husband and wife were among four Iraqi suicide bombers who launched fatal attacks on three hotels in Amman this week, Al-Qaeda said.(AFP/Khalil Mazraawi) -
AFP - Fri Nov 11, 2:18 PM ET
Jordanians bury the body of a victim, who died in an explosion at the Radisson Hotel, during a funeral in Amman. A husband and wife were among four Iraqi suicide bombers who launched fatal attacks on three hotels in Amman this week, Al-Qaeda said(AFP/Ramzi Haidar) -
AFP - Fri Nov 11, 2:18 PM ET
Jordanians light candles in front of the Radisson hotel in solidarity with the victims of a terrorist attack two days ago. A husband and wife were among four Iraqi suicide bombers who launched fatal attacks on three hotels in Amman this week, Al-Qaeda said.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte) -
AFP - Fri Nov 11, 2:18 PM ET
Jordanians shout as they take part in a demonstration to condemn the worst attack in Jordan's history claimed by homegrown extremist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's militants. A husband and wife were among four Iraqi suicide bombers who launched fatal attacks on three hotels in Amman this week, Al-Qaeda said.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte) -
AFP - Fri Nov 11, 2:18 PM ET
Jordan's King Abdullah II enters a room at a Amman hospital where he visited people wounded in the hotel attacks. A husband and wife were among four Iraqi suicide bombers who launched fatal attacks on three hotels in Amman this week, Al-Qaeda said.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte) -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11,12:06 PM ET
Jordanians chant slogans during a protest, over Wednesday's bomb attacks, in front of the Radisson hotel in Amman November 11, 2005. (Ammar Awad/Reuters) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 2:30 PM ET
A Jordanian bride Hiba Ghazala and groom Shukri A'azer celebrate their wedding with relatives and friends at the Days Inn Hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed the bombings on the Grand Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn were the work of four Iraqis including a husband and wife suicide team. Six Iraqis were among the 57 people killed in the attacks.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 2:31 PM ET
A Jordanian bride Hiba Ghazala and groom Shukri A'azer celebrate their wedding with relatives and friends at the Days Inn Hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed the bombings on the Grand Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn were the work of four Iraqis including a husband and wife suicide team. Six Iraqis were among the 57 people killed in the attacks. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 2:37 PM ET
Jordanian Shukri Azar and his bride Heba Abu Ghazali arrive for their wedding party at the Days Inn hotel, one of three luxury hotels bombed on Wednesday, 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 57 people and shattered Jordan's sense of being an island of stability in a troubled region. REUTERS/Majed Jaber -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 2:43 PM ET
Jordanian Shukri Azar and his bride Heba Abu Ghazali arrive for their wedding party at Days Inn hotel, one of three Western-owned hotels bombed last Wednesday, 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. REUTERS/Majed Jaber -
Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 2:45 PM ET
Jordanian Shukri Azar and his bride Heba Abu Ghazali arrive for their wedding party at Days Inn hotel, one of three luxury hotels bombed on Wednesday, 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 57 people and shattered Jordan's sense of being an island of stability in a troubled region. REUTERS/Majed Jaber -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 3:02 PM ET
A Jordanian security man, left, holds a portable metal detectorwhilst standing next to Jordanian bride Hiba Ghazala and groom Shukri A'azer who were celebrating their wedding with relatives and friends at the Days Inn Hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed the bombings on the Grand Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn were the work of four Iraqis including a husband and wife suicide team. Six Iraqis were among the 57 people killed in the attacks.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 3:02 PM ET
Two Jordanian men wearing traditional Bedouin outfits, welcome Jordanian bride Hiba Ghazala and groom Shukri A'azer who were celebrating their wedding with relatives and friends at the Days Inn Hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed the bombings on the Grand Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn were the work of four Iraqis including a husband and wife suicide team. Six Iraqis were among the 57 people killed in the attacks.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:10 PM ET
Samar Ahmad, a Jordanian student living in Alexandria, Va., holds a candle in front of the Jordanian Embassy during a candlelight vigil on Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, in Washington. Seven Arab and Muslim groups from the Washington area organized the vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the recent hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:20 PM ET
Mohammed Khasawneh, left, and Khalid Oweis, both of Washington, take part in a candlelight vigil in front of the Jordanian Embassy on Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 in Washington. Seven Arab and Muslim groups from the Washington area organized the vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the hotel bombing in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) -
AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:23 PM ET
Nine-year-old Tariq Fadel stands next to the gate of the Jordanian Embassy during a candlelight vigil on Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 in Washington. Seven Arab and Muslim groups from the Washington area organized the vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the hotel bombing in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) -
AP - Sat Nov 12, 3:56 AM ET
Syrian-born film maker Moustapha Akkad at the Cairo International Film Festival in Nov. 2004, who died Friday Nov. 11, 2005, from wounds he sustained in Amman's terrorist bombings. Akkad was greeting his daughter Rima Akkad Monla at the Radisson SAS hotel in Jordan, when a suicide bomb exploded, one of the three bombs which were detonated almost simultaneously in Jordanian hotels, killing 57 people including Akkad and his daughter. The Arab world's most famous film festival is scheduled to open later this month and is expected to pay tribute to Akkad.(AP Photo/Mohamed al Sehety)