In pictures: Amman hotel blasts

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Canadian Press - Mon Nov 14, 5:46 PM ET Iraqi Sajida Mubarek Atrous al-Rishawi. (AP/Jordanian TV)

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AP - Sat Nov 12, 9:05 AM ET
A Jordanian policeman stands guard in front of Jordanian flags at the Radisson SAS hotel where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, Saturday Nov. 12, 2005. Jordan's deputy premier Marwan Muasher said three 'non-Jordanian' suicide bombers belonging to al-Qaida in Iraq carried out Amman's triple hotel attacks that killed at least 57 people. He said also police are still interrogating 12 suspects believed linked to Wednesday's attacks on the Grand Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn hotels, while 'many others' currently detained mostly Jordanians and Iraqis may soon be released. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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AP - Sat Nov 12, 9:46 AM ET
A Jordanian policeman stands guard Saturday Nov. 12, 2005, in front of Radisson SAS hotel in Amman, Jordan, where a suicide bomber struck last Wednesday. Jordan had enjoyed a kind of calm amongst its close neighbors of Israel and Iraq, but this week's hotel attacks shattered the calm. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Reuters - Sat Nov 12,10:17 AM 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)

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Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 6:50 AM ET
Jordanian groom Ashraf al-Akhras (R), who survived a bomb attack during his wedding at the Radisson SAS hotel, receives a hug during the funeral of a relative in Amma, November 11, 2005. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

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Reuters - Sat Nov 12, 7:50 AM ET
Jordanians bury 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)

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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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).

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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