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Jordan Says Al-Qaida in Iraq Responsible for Hotel Bombings
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Jordan's Deputy PM says three non-Jordanians carried out Amman hotel
bombings





Jordan's Prime Minister Adnan Badran (l) and Mohammad Naji Otari, the
prime minister of Syria  wait at Nassib checkpoint at the
Syrian-Jordanian border on for the hearse bearing the body of
Syrian-American filmmaker Mustafa Akkad Officials in Jordan say the
militant group al-Qaida in Iraq is responsible for Wednesday's triple
suicide bombings that killed 57 people.

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister Marwan al-Muasher said Saturday, three
non-Jordanians carried out the Amman hotel bombings. He says no women
appear to have been involved in the attacks, disputing a claim
attributed to al-Qaida in Iraq that a husband and wife were among four
attackers.

The death toll from Wednesday's blasts rose to 57 Friday when
Arab-American movie producer Mustafa Akkad died from his wounds. He is
one of three Americans killed in the blast. Most of the dead were
Jordanians attending wedding parties at the targeted hotels.

Some information for this report provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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