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The 2005 Amman bombings were a series of coordinated bomb attacks on three
hotels in Amman, Jordan on November 9, 2005. Al-Qaeda in Iraq claimed
responsibility for the attacks which killed 60 people and injured 115
others. Three high-ranking Palestinian intelligence officials were among the
dead. The explosions, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Radisson SAS Hotel, and
the Days Inn, started at around 20:50 local time (18:50 UTC) at the Grand
Hyatt. [1] [2] There are rumors that several Israeli citizens were evacuated
prior to the blast. [3] Many newspapers refer to it as a suicide bomb
attack, but this is questioned e.g. by the fact that there was no blood to
see at the place where the suicide bomber was said to be exploded: Hyatt,
Radisson. [4]
An Iraqi woman confessed on tv that she was the supposed fourth bomber and
failed to detonate her explosive belt and was arrested.
The three hotels are often frequented by Western military contractors and
diplomats. The bomb at the Radisson SAS exploded in the Philadelphia
Ballroom, where a wedding hosting almost 300 guests was taking place. In
addition to killing a total of 38 people [5], the explosion destroyed the
ballroom, blew out the large windows bordering the street, and knocked down
ceiling panels. The hotel lobby was also affected: ceiling panels and light
fixtures collapsed, furniture was destroyed, and the hotel's glass doors
were shattered. Cleanup and rebuilding have already commenced.
The bomb that exploded in the lobby or lobby bar of the Grand Hyatt Amman
was equally devastating. It destroyed the hotel's entrance and brought down
pillars and ceiling tiles, along with badly damaging the reception and bar
areas. Hyatt has already begun cleanup and rebuilding operations, and will
announce a reopening schedule for the hotel once investigations by the
Jordanian authorities will be completed. The company plans to reopen their
Amman property as soon as possible.
Contents
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a.. 1 The attacks
a.. 1.1 Radisson SAS
b.. 1.2 Grand Hyatt
c.. 1.3 Days Inn
d.. 1.4 Casualties
e.. 1.5 Suspects
b.. 2 Source of the attacks
c.. 3 Response
d.. 4 Notes
e.. 5 External links
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The attacks
2005 Amman bombings Casualties
Place Deaths Injured Sources
Radisson SAS blast 36 ? (AP)
Grand Hyatt blast 9 ? (AP)
Days Inn blast 3 ? (AP)
In hospitals 12 ? (AP)
Total 60+ 115
+Excludes the 3 suicide bombers
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Radisson SAS
At the Radisson SAS Hotel, two suicide bombers (a husband and wife team: Ali
Hussein Ali al-Shamari and Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi) entered the
Philadelphia Ballroom, where Ashraf Akhras and his bride, Nadia Al-Alami,
were celebrating their wedding with around 300 Jordanian and Palestinian
guests. Sajida al-Rishawi was unable to detonate her belt. Her husband Ali
al-Shamari, apparently admonished her and told her to leave the room. As she
was leaving, the lights went out in the ballroom, Ali jumped onto a dining
room table and detonated himself. Amongst the 38 people killed in the
explosion, were the fathers of the bride and groom as well as Moustapha
Akkad, director of the film The Message, and his daughter. [6]
As of November 14, 2005, the hotel has returned to full operation except for
the wedding hall which is still undergoing forensic analysis and repairs.
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Grand Hyatt
The second blast happened about 500 yards from the Radisson SAS. After the
bomber ordered orange juice in the hotel's coffee shop, he went to another
room-possibly to get his explosive belt-and then came back and detonated.
Seven hotel employees were killed in this blast.
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Days Inn
At the Days Inn the bomber entered the restaurant on the hotel's ground
floor. He tried to detonate his explosive belt but had trouble; a waiter
noticed this and called security. The bomber ran outside of the hotel and
successfully detonated himself, killing three members of a Chinese military
delegation.
Property damage at the Days Inn is expected to amount to around $200,000,
according to Khaled Abu Ghoush, general manager of the property. He said
lost revenue due to the disrupted business is expected to total around
$50,000 and be covered by insurance. [7]
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Casualties
According to one Jordanian official, Maj. Bashir al-Da'aja, early in the
investigation, local authorities confirmed a series of coordinated suicide
attacks as the cause of the blasts. Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Marwan
al-Muasher initially announced that at least 67 people have died and 300
people have been injured. However, the Jordanian government subsequently
revised the number of casualties down to at least 59 dead and 115 injured.
The adjustment in figures was not explained.
Among the dead were thirty-six Jordanians, six Iraqis, five Palestinians,
four Americans, two Israelis [8], two Bahrainis, three Chinese delegates of
the People's Liberation Army (PLA), one Saudi, and one Indonesian citizen.
The Palestinian fatalities included Major-General Bashir Nafeh, the head of
military intelligence in the West Bank, Colonel Abed Allun, a high-ranking
Preventive Security forces official, Jihad Fatouh, the commercial attache at
the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo, and Mosab Khorma, a senior
Palestinian-American banker and former Paltel CEO. Both of the Israeli
fatalities were Arabs. One was Husam Fathi Mahajna, a businessman from Umm
al-Fahm, the other was an unidentified resident of East Jerusalem.
Syrian-American film producer Moustapha Akkad, who was in the Grand Hyatt
lobby, was severely wounded and died in hospital on November 11. His
34-year-old daughter Rima was also killed in the blast.
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Suspects
Jordanian police initially stated that there were at least four attackers
(the fourth, a female, was later captured), including a couple, who spoke
Iraqi-accented Arabic. A number of Iraqis were among the more than 100
suspects who were arrested in the following days. Police claimed to have
found maps that were used in planning the attack. [9]
Explosive vest/belt of a Palestinian suicide bomber, captured by the Israeli
Police. The 2005 Amman bombers are thought to have used vests of similar
construction.
On November 12, Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Muasher [10] that the attacks
were carried out by Jordanian-born Zarqawi's group. According to Jordanian
officials, the attackers were Iraqi and had entered the country three days
before the attacks, and there were only three attackers.
On November 13, King Abdullah announced the arrest of a woman believed to be
a fourth would-be suicide bomber, whose explosive belt failed to detonate.
The three dead suicide bombers have been identified [11], and their names
were announced by Deputy Prime Minister Muasher. They were Ali Hussein Ali
al-Shamari (SAS Radisson), Rawad Jassem Mohammed Abed (Grand Hyatt), and
Safaa Mohammed Ali (Days Inn). The woman in custody has been identified as
Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi. She was married to al-Shamari and intended
to blow herself up at the Radisson. Muasher also said that she was the
sister of a close aide of al-Zarqawi.
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Source of the attacks
An Internet statement released the day after, purportedly from Al-Qaeda in
Iraq, claimed that they had carried out the attacks. The statement also
revealed the names of the bombers: Abu Khabib, Abu Muaz, Abu Omaira and Om
Omaira, all Iraqis. Members of the Jordanian government had already begun
blaming the attacks on the Islamic terrorist group, which counts the
Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, among its leaders. "The attacks carry the
trademark of al Qaeda", one police official said. Two U.S. intelligence
officials agreed, describing the style of the attacks as bearing the
trademark of al-Zarqawi, who has, in the past, discussed the possibility of
launching attacks outside of Iraq. Of late, there have been concerns that
terrorist attacks may occur in Jordan, due in part to its close proximity to
Iraq, but also due to its government's cooperation in the United States' War
on Terrorism.
Notably, the Radisson hotel was previously an al Qaeda target during the
2000 millennium attack plots. Jordanian police foiled the original attempt
after arresting Khadr Abu Hoshar, a Palestinian militant, along with 15
others on December 12, 1999. All three of the hotels are frequented by
American, Israeli, and European military contractors, journalists, business
people, and diplomats, and the city itself has long been described as a
"gate way" for westerners into Baghdad and Iraq at large, leading many to
entertain the possibility of a connection between the Amman bombings and the
war in Iraq.
In American shorthand date notation, the month number is followed by the day
number, i.e. 9/11 corresponds to September 11. However, elsewhere in the
world, the month number follows the day number, thus, November 9 would be
notated in most nations, including Jordan, as 9/11. It has been speculated
that this may constitute a parallel between the two dates (and thus to the
September 11, 2001 attacks).
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Response
Abdullah II, the King of Jordan, cut short a state visit to Kazakhstan and
returned to Jordan, where he pledged that "justice will pursue the
criminals" and condemned the attacks. King Abdullah also cancelled an
upcoming visit to Israel. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan had
planned to visit Jordan on November 10, 2005, but postponed the trip in
light of the bombings. Kofi Annan issued a statement "strongly condemning"
the attacks, and underscoring the need for additional security measures
against terrorist attacks worldwide.
A spokesman for the White House called the bombings "a heinous act of
terror," while United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called the
bombings a "great tragedy" that show "the very difficult war that we're
fighting."
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called King Abdullah and offered his
condolences, as well as assistance in the recovery efforts. President George
W. Bush said, "The bombing should remind all of us that there's an enemy in
the world that is willing to kill innocent people, willing to bomb a wedding
celebration in order to advance their cause." The Finnish Government as well
expressed their condolences and stated that "terrorism is to be condemned
always and everywhere", through Minister of Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja.
Jordanians reacted to the bombings with outrage. Hundreds of people in Amman
participated in protests against the bombings, chanting "burn in hell, Abu
Musab al-Zarqawi". [12] King Abdullah and Queen Rania visted several victems
of the bombings in hospital. The King said "The pain you felt for the loss
of your beloved ones, who were killed for no crime they committed, was
shared by all Jordanians, regardless of their origins or religions." A
relative of one of the victims presented a copy of the Koran to the King
during his visit to the hospital. [13]
The family of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (nee Ahmed Fadeel Nazzal al-Khalayleh),
the al-Khalayleh tribe, took out half-page advertisements in Jordan's three
main newspapers, to denounce him and his actions. 57 members of the
al-Khalayleh family, including al-Zarqawi's brother and cousin, also
reiterated their strong allegiance to the king. The ads said "As we pledge
to maintain homage to King Abdullah and to our precious Jordan ... we
denounce in the clearest terms all the terrorist actions claimed by the
so-called Ahmed Fadheel Nazzal al-Khalayleh, who calls himself Abu-Musab
al-Zarqawi" ... "We announce, and all the people are our witnesses, that
we - the sons of the al-Khalayleh tribe - are innocent of him and all that
emanates from him, whether action, assertion or decision." ... "We sever
links with him until doomsday." [14]
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Notes
1.. ^ Deadly Bombings Hit Jordan - TheStreet.com, November 9, 2005
2.. ^ Jordan bombings kill 57, wound 300 - Aljazeera, November 9, 2005
3.. ^ Did Israel have Prior Knowledge of the Amman 11/9 Terror Attacks? -
GlobalResearch.ca, November 13, 2005
4.. ^ Analysis: Amman blasts al-Qaida linked
5.. ^ 'Bomber confession' shocks Jordan - CNN, November 14, [[2005]
6.. ^ Amman bombings kill 'Halloween' producer - CNN, November 12, 2005
7.. ^ Bombed Jordan hotels still estimating damages - Michael Bradford,
Business Insurance, November 11, 2005
8.. ^ Second Israeli Fatality in Amman Terror Attacks - Arutz Sheva
(Israel National News), November 10, 2005
9.. ^ Dozens held over Jordan bombings - BBC, November 11, 2005
10.. ^ Jordan confirms al Qaeda behind hotel blasts - CNN, November 12,
2005
11.. ^ Bomber's wife arrested in Jordan - BBC, November 13, 2005
12.. ^ Jordan 'not afraid' after bombs - BBC, November 10, 2005
13.. ^ King, Queen meet with families of terror victims - King Abdullah II
Official Website, November 15, 2005
14.. ^ Al-Khalayleh tribe disowns al-Zarqawi - Jerusalem Post, November
20, 2005
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External links
Wikinews has news related to:
Series of explosions hit hotels in Amman
a.. Al-Jazeera report
b.. BBC News report
c.. CBS News report
d.. CNN report
e.. Fox News report
f.. Jerusalem Post report
g.. MSNBC report
h.. New York Times report
i.. Reuters report
j.. RTÉ News report
k.. SBS Australia report
l.. Woman bomber in Amman hotel blasts arrested
War on Terrorism - Navigate Through History:[ Hide ]
Main events Other events Primary participants Other important figures
2001:
a.. September 11, 2001 attacks
b.. United States war in Afghanistan
c.. Operation Enduring Freedom
d.. Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines
e.. Operation APOLLO
f.. Operation Active Endeavour
2002:
a.. Waziristan War
a.. Second Chechen War
b.. Beslan school hostage crisis
c.. 2002 Bali bombing
d.. Madrid bombing
e.. 7 July 2005 London bombings
f.. 2005 Bali bombings
g.. 2005 Amman bombings
a.. NATO members and allies
b.. Al-Qaeda
c.. Taliban
Political leaders:
a.. NATO members and allies
a.. John Howard
b.. Jean Chrétien*
c.. Stephen Harper
d.. Jacques Chirac
e.. Angela Merkel
f.. Gerhard Schröder*
g.. Silvio Berlusconi*
h.. Junichiro Koizumi
i.. José María Aznar*
j.. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
k.. Tony Blair
l.. George W. Bush
b.. Al-Qaeda's main leaders
a.. Osama bin Laden
b.. Ayman al-Zawahiri
c.. Taliban
a.. Mohammed Omar*
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