Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Al Qaida in Jordan: Jordan explodes

From Al Jareeza:

At least 18 people have died in near simultaneous explosions at international hotels in the Jordanian capital.

Dozen more are reported to have been injured in the blasts, which occurred at the Radisson SAS and Grand Hyatt Hotels.

According to the Associated Press the first explosion occurred at 2050 local time (1850 GMT) in or near the lobby of the Grand Hyatt.

The second blast followed shortly afterwards, hitting a wedding hall at the Radisson SAS hotel.

Both hotels are located in the commercial Jebel Amman district on the Jordanian capital and are frequented by western business travelers and diplomats.

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