In pictures: Amman hotel blasts

last SG · 2005-11-11T23:27:18+00:00

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

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 8:59 AM ET
Jordanian groom Ashraf al-Akhras (R), who survive a bomb attack during his wedding at the Radisson SAS hotel, receives a hug during the funeral of a relative who died in the blast in Amman November 11, 2005. At least 57 people were killed and 96 wounded when suicide bombers struck three hotels in Amman on Wednesday night. Most of the casualties were civilians attending wedding ceremonies. On Thursday, the group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed to have carried out the attacks, saying the hotels were used by American and Israeli spies. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:01 AM ET
Jordanian groom Ashraf al-Akhras (C), who survived a bomb attack during his wedding at the Radisson SAS hotel, attends the funeral of a relative who died in the blast in Amman November 11, 2005. At least 57 people were killed and 96 wounded when suicide bombers struck three hotels in Amman on Wednesday night. Most of the casualties were civilians attending wedding ceremonies. On Thursday, the group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed to have carried out the attacks, saying the hotels were used by American and Israeli spies. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:02 AM ET
Palestinians carry the bodies of two victims of Amman's bombings during a funeral in Jerusalem's Old city November 11, 2005. The two Palestinians, a high-ranking officer in the Palestinian preventative security forces and a businessman were killed in the bombings at three hotels in Amman on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mahfouz Abu Turk

poon cho tang SG

AFP/PPO/HO - Fri Nov 11, 9:03 AM ET
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (C) pays his respects to four Palestinian officials killed in Jordan's hotel blasts this week during an official ceremony at the Palestinian Authority's Muqataa headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas pledged to continue in the footsteps of his late predecessor Yasser Arafat in creating a Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem.(AFP/PPO/HO/Omar Al-Rashidi)

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:05 AM ET
Palestinians carry the bodies of two victims of Amman's bombings during a funeral in Jerusalem's Old city November 11, 2005. The two Palestinians, a high-ranking officer in the Palestinian preventative security forces and a businessman were killed in the bombings at three hotels in Amman on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mahfouz Abu Turk

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:06 AM ET
Prince Hassan of Jordan, the uncle of Jordan's King Abdullah II waves to his supporters following prayers Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 in Amman, Jordan. 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)

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:06 AM ET
Jordanian groom Ashraf al-Akhras (L), who survived a bomb attack during his wedding at the Radisson SAS hotel, receives condolences at the funeral of a relative who died in the blast in Amman November 11, 2005. At least 57 people were killed and 96 wounded when suicide bombers struck three hotels in Amman on Wednesday night. Most of the casualties were civilians attending wedding ceremonies. On Thursday, the group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed to have carried out the attacks, saying the hotels were used by American and Israeli spies. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:07 AM ET
Jordanian demonstrators march during an 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 in Jordan, 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)

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:10 AM ET
The wife of U.N secretary general Kofi Anann, Nane Annan, right, gives her condolences to Jordan's Queen Rania, after a visit to Joran hospital in Amman 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)

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:13 AM ET
A Jordanian police officer attends Muslim weekly 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 in Jordan, 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)

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:14 AM ET
Ammar Al Kilany , 4, one of the victims of Wednesday bombings, yawns as Jordan's Queen Rania visits a hospital, 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)

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:28 AM ET
A Jordanian child in a military suit shakes hands with a soldier at the gate of Al- Hussein mosque, in Amman, Jordan, as Prince Hasan, the uncle of King Abdullah II, performed Friday prayers, 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)

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:31 AM ET
Bahraini police inspect the trunk of a vehicle Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at a checkpoint a kilometer (half-mile) away from the Ritz Carlton hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Security in the area was extremely tight a day ahead of a gathering at the hotel of foreign ministers from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to discuss political and social reform in the Arab world. The meeting comes just days after deadly hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:33 AM ET
A Jordanian protester shouts slogans against the al-Qaida group 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 in Jordan, 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)

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:34 AM ET
A Jordanian woman holds Koran and picture of Jordan's king Abdullah during a rally after Friday prayers at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:36 AM ET
Jordanian woman holds picture of Jordan's king Abdullah during a rally after Friday prayers at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:38 AM ET
A Jordanian woman wearing a veil holds a national flag during a rally after Friday prayers at al-Hussein mosque in central Amman November 11, 2005. An Iraqi married couple and two other men carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

poon cho tang SG

Reuters - Fri Nov 11, 9:39 AM ET
Jordanians carry a large flag with a poster of the late King Hussein during a protest, over Wednesday's bomb attacks, in front of the Hyatt hotel 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/ Ammar Awad

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:40 AM ET
A Jordanian police helicopter overflys the Al-Hussein mosque as 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 in Jordan, 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)

poon cho tang SG

AP - Fri Nov 11, 9:40 AM ET
Bahraini police inspect the trunk of a vehicle Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, aided by a sniffer dog in a check for explosives at the front gate of the Ritz Carlton hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Security in the area was extremely tight a day ahead of a gathering at the hotel of foreign ministers from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to discuss political and social reform in the Arab world. The meeting comes just days after deadly hotel blasts in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

« Previous Page Next Page »