Series of explosions hit hotels in Amman
{{date|November 9, 2005}}
[[Image:Amman downTown.jpg|thumb|right|City center of Amman]]
At least three explosions hit [[US]]-owned hotels in {{w|Amman}} this evening, killing at least 57 people and wounding at least 245 others.

The first of the apparently coordinated suicide bombings occurred at 8.50 pm (1850 UTC) at the {{w|Hyatt|Grand Hyatt}} hotel in the [[Jordan]]ian capital. It was followed by explosions at the {{w|Radisson Hotels & Resorts|Radisson}} SAS and the {{w|Days Inn}}. The hotels are particularly popular with American and Israeli tourists. At least one American was killed, and at least two others were wounded. They were not identified due to the condition on anonymity in the embassy.

The bomb at the Grand Hyatt hotel apparently went off in the lobby; the bomb at the Radisson SAS exploded in a wedding hall packed with around 300 people. Most of the casualties are believed to be Jordanian.

Jordanian King Abdullah II has condemned the bombings and announced that "justice will pursue the criminals".

{{w|Islamic fundamentalism|Islamic fundamentalist}} group {{w|Al-Qaeda}}, led by militant {{w|Abu Musab al-Zarqawi}}, is said to have claimed responsibility for the attacks on their website. The news was reported by several news outlets, but the authenticity of the claim has not yet been verified.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/643639.html
|title=At least 57 killed, 115 hurt in three Amman suicide bombings
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|pub=Haaretz
|date=November 9, 2005}}

*{{source|url= http://us.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/09/jordan.blasts/index.html
|title= Hotel blasts kill dozens in Jordan
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=November 9, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/jordan_explosion;_ylt=Ausv3kCTLqj2378DaAnSuMas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
|title= At Least 18 Killed in Jordan Hotel Blasts
|author=
|pub=AP
|date=November 9, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=uri:2005-11-09T205714Z_01_SPI968949_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-JORDAN.xml&pageNumber=1&summit=
|title= At least 23 dead in Amman blasts
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=November 9, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4423008.stm
|title=  Explosions rock Jordanian hotels
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=November 9, 2005}}
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*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/10/jordan.blasts/
|title= Al-Zarqawi's group claims Jordan terror blasts
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|pub=CNN
|date=November 10, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=61204
|title= Al-Jazaeera: al-Qaeda claim they bombed Jordan hotels
|author=
|pub=Bangkok Post
|date=November 10, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/10/ap/world/mainD8DPNNKO0.shtml
|title= At Least One American Among Dead in Jordan 
|author=
|pub=CBS News
|date=November 10, 2005}}

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[[Category:Jordan]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Abdullah II of Jordan]]
[[Category:Amman]]
[[Category:Crime and law]]
[[Category:Suicide attacks]]

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City center of Amman
At least three explosions hit US-owned hotels in  this evening, killing at least 57 people and wounding at least 245 others.

The first of the apparently coordinated suicide bombings occurred at 8.50 pm (1850 UTC) at the Grand Hyatt hotel in the Jordanian capital. It was followed by explosions at the Radisson SAS and the . The hotels are particularly popular with American and Israeli tourists. At least one American was killed, and at least two others were wounded. They were not identified due to the condition on anonymity in the embassy.

The bomb at the Grand Hyatt hotel apparently went off in the lobby; the bomb at the Radisson SAS exploded in a wedding hall packed with around 300 people. Most of the casualties are believed to be Jordanian.

Jordanian King Abdullah II has condemned the bombings and announced that "justice will pursue the criminals".

Islamic fundamentalist group Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is said to have claimed responsibility for the attacks on their website. The news was reported by several news outlets, but the authenticity of the claim has not yet been verified.


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