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 - 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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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AFP - Thu Nov 10, 2:06 PM ET
Jordanian explosive experts check the rubble at Amman's Hyatt hotel for evidence. 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)

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AFP - Thu Nov 10, 2:06 PM ET
Jordanian security forces stand next to a covered body outside the Days Inn hotel in Amman. 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)

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Reuters - Thu Nov 10, 2:13 PM ET
A woman, with the Jordanian flag painted on her face, light candles outside Amman's Grand Hyatt hotel in central Amman November 10, 2005. Jordan's King Abdullah pledged on Thursday to 'pull from their holes' militants behind three suicide bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital and killed 56 people. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

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Reuters - Thu Nov 10, 2:15 PM ET
A Jordanian lights candles next to a poster of Jordan's King Abdullah outside Amman's Grand Hyatt hotel in central Amman November 10, 2005. King Abdullah pledged on Thursday to 'pull from their holes' militants behind three suicide bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital and killed 56 people. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

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AFP - Thu Nov 10, 4:04 PM ET
Queen Rania of Jordan wipes the tears of a wounded woman at a hospital in Amman. Jordan rounded up suspects over triple hotel bombings claimed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Al-Qaeda group that killed 56 people, including foreigners, in the deadliest attacks in the kingdom's history.(AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)

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Reuters - Thu Nov 10, 4:32 PM ET
Jordanians attend a rally in support of Jordan's King Abdullah outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in central Amman November 10, 2005. The al Qaeda group led by America's deadliest foe in Iraq on Thursday claimed bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital and killed 57 people. In Wednesday night's closely synchronised attacks, two bombs exploded while crowds were celebrating weddings, leaving blood and destruction at Amman's Grand Hyatt and the nearby Radisson SAS. A third blast targeted a Days Inn hotel. REUTERS/Majed Jaber

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Reuters - Thu Nov 10, 4:33 PM ET
A Jordanian boy attends a rally in support of Jordan's King Abdullah outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in central Amman November 10, 2005. The al Qaeda group led by America's deadliest foe in Iraq on Thursday claimed bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital and killed 57 people. In Wednesday night's closely synchronised attacks, two bombs exploded while crowds were celebrating weddings, leaving blood and destruction at Amman's Grand Hyatt and the nearby Radisson SAS. A third blast targeted a Days Inn hotel. REUTERS/Majed Jaber

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Reuters - Thu Nov 10, 4:34 PM ET
Jordanians attend a rally in support of Jordan's King Abdullah outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in central Amman November 10, 2005. The al Qaeda group led by America's deadliest foe in Iraq on Thursday claimed bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital and killed 57 people. In Wednesday night's closely synchronised attacks, two bombs exploded while crowds were celebrating weddings, leaving blood and destruction at Amman's Grand Hyatt and the nearby Radisson SAS. A third blast targeted a Days Inn hotel. REUTERS/Majed Jaber

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Reuters - Thu Nov 10, 4:35 PM ET
Jordanians shout anti-al Qaeda slogans during a rally in support of Jordan's King Abdullah outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in central Amman November 10, 2005. The al Qaeda group led by America's deadliest foe in Iraq on Thursday claimed bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital and killed 57 people. In Wednesday night's closely synchronised attacks, two bombs exploded while crowds were celebrating weddings, leaving blood and destruction at Amman's Grand Hyatt and the nearby Radisson SAS. A third blast targeted a Days Inn hotel. REUTERS/Majed Jaber

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