Jordan commemorates 17 years since Amman bombings

AMMAN — Wednesday marked the 17th year since the Amman hotel bombings,  according to Khaberni.اضافة اعلان

On November 9, 2005 three terrorist bombings using explosive belts, targeted three hotels in Amman. The first explosion occurred at exactly 9:30pm in Amman at the entrance of the LandMark hotel (formerly known as the Radisson SAS Hotel) near Abdali. The second bombing took place at the Grand Hyatt Amman Hotel, and the Days Inn Hotel and Suites was targeted minutes afterwards.

Fifty-seven people ware killed and more than 150 were injured — the high death toll due to the fact that one of the explosions occurred at a wedding party for a Jordanian family.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq, formally known as Organization of the Base of Jihad in Mesopotamia, claimed responsibility for the terrorist bombings.


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