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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Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 5:46 AM ET
Palestinians carry the bodies of Palestinians killed by suicide bombers in Amman hotels, during the first anniversary of death of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 11, 2005. Hundreds of Palestinians gathered near Arafat's grave in his old West Bank compound for a subdued commemoration of the first anniversary of their iconic leader's death. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:17 AM ET
Jordanians light candles to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings at the entrance of the Days Inn Hotel, Amman, Jordan Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians prepared to stage 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/Jim Korpi)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:23 AM ET
Mohammed Yahia, centre, and Harbi Hussen, right ,light candles to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings at the entrance of the Days Inn Hotel, Amman, Jordan Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians prepared to stage 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/Jim Korpi)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:26 AM ET
Jordanians light candles to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings at the entrance to the Days Inn Hotel, Amman, Jordan Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians prepared to stage 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/Jim Korpi)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:29 AM ET
Mohammed Eljurf, left, and Mais Sahli, right, and other unidentified Jordanians light candles to mourn those killed and injured in the hotel bombings at the entrance of the Days Inn Hotel, Amman, Jordan Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians prepared to stage 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/Jim Korpi)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:40 AM ET
Family members mourn during the funeral procession of four Palestinian officials killed in the Amman bombings in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. The bombings at three hotels in Amman on Wednesday night killed at least 56 people, including 27 Palestinians with roots in the West Bank. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:42 AM ET
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, right, lays a wreath next to one of four bodies of Palestinian officials killed in the Amman bombings during their funeral at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday Nov. 11, 2005. The bombings at three hotels in Amman on Wednesday night killed at least 56 people, including 27 Palestinians with roots in the West Bank.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:43 AM ET
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, right, lays a wreath at one of the bodies of four Palestinian officials killed in the Amman bombings during their funeral procession in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. The bombings at three hotels in Amman on Wednesday night killed at least 56 people, including 27 Palestinians with roots in the West Bank (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:44 AM ET
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 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. Arabic slogan read as ' No for terrorism'. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:44 AM ET
Abdel Rayman Tayb and his fellow worker Ahmed Fahadi, right, take a break from removing debris in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt hotel to light candles Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005 at a makeshift memorial for those who died in the hotel bombing, which included a number of Grand Hyatt employees, after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians prepared to stage 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/Jim Korpi)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:46 AM ET
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, 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)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 6:57 AM ET
The bodies of Maj.-Gen. Bashir Nafeh, the head of Palestinian intelligence forces, bottom left, and three other Palestinian officials are carried during a funeral ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Nafeh and the officials were killed in the bombings at hotels in Amman on Wednesday night killed at least 56 people, including 27 Palestinians with roots in the West Bank(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 7:01 AM ET
Lorans Abdul Ahed, center, holds out a Jordanian flag towards the traffic as Susanna Sawalka, top right, draped in a Jordanian flag makes a v sign Thursday, Nov 10, 2005 in Amman, Jordan, just a few blocks from the Grand Hyatt Hotel and half a mile from the Radisson SAS Hotel after suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night. Jordanians prepared to stage 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/Jim Korpi)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 7:25 AM ET
Family members react during a funeral ceremony for four Palestinian officials killed Wednesday in a bomb attack in Amman, Jordan, at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Maj.-Gen. Bashir Nafeh, the head of Palestinian intelligence forces, three Palestinian officials and at least 55 others were killed in the bombings of three hotels in Amman, Jordan late Wednesday.(AP Photo/Enric Marti)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 7:25 AM ET
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. Lavrov said Friday that the hotel bombings in Jordan highlighted the need for closer international cooperation in the fight against terror. Lavrov said that Wednesday's suicide bombings of three hotels in Amman showed that 'terrorists have neither nationality nor religion' and 'once again confirmed the necessity to consolidate efforts of all nations.' (AP Photo/ Mikhail Metzel)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 7:27 AM ET
The bodies of two of four Palestinian officials killed Wednesday in Amman, are carried during a funeral ceremony at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Maj.-Gen. Bashir Nafeh, the head of Palestinian intelligence forces, three Palestinian officials and at least 55 others were killed in the bombings of three hotels in Amman, Jordan late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 7:32 AM ET
A Palestinian honor guard carries one of four bodies of Palestinian officials during their funeral at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday Nov. 11, 2005. Four Palestinian officials and at least 55 others were killed in the bombings of three hotels in Amman, Jordan late Wednesday.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 7:37 AM ET
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Col. Abed Allun past the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound during his funeral in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. Allun, a high-ranking officer in the Palestinian Authority preventative security forces,was one of at least 56 people, including 27 Palestinians who were killed in bombings at three hotels in Amman, Jordan late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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AP - Fri Nov 11, 7:45 AM ET
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, second right, andd Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, right, attend a funeral ceremony of four Palestinian Authority officials killed last Wednesday during a bomb attack in Amman, Jordan, at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. Maj.-Gen. Bashir Nafeh, the head of Palestinian intelligence forces, three Palestinian officials and at least 55 others were killed in the bombings of three hotels in Amman, Jordan late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)

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Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 7:50 AM ET
A Jordanian family lights candles 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. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)

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