Jordanians watch TV at a coffee shop in Amman, Jordan, on Nov. 13, 2005, showing Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi who failed to detonate her explosives inside one of the hotels blown up by three other al-Qaida cell members, including her husband. Jordanian police said Sunday that they've captured the Iraqi woman, Sajida, who had admitted her part in the bombings.
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., hold hands as they visit the damage of the Radisson SAS hotel, one of the three hotels which was bombed days earlier, in Amman Jordan, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005.
Jordanian demonstrators shout and wave flags from a moving convoy, during an anti-terrorism rally in Amman, Thursday Nov. 10, 2005, following three suicide bomb attacks targeting three western hotels in Jordan. Shortly after claiming responsibility for the hotel bombings, al-Qaida in Iraq issued another statement trying to justify them. The attacks killed 56 people, including at least one American.
Jordanian people light candles outside the Radisson SAS hotel, where a bomb exploded on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005, in Amman. According to reports, al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the bombings that ripped through luxury hotels in Jordan's capital and killed at least 57 people. While there was no specific threat, some major hotels in New York stepped up security a day after the deadly attacks.
Jordanians protest in front of the Radisson SAS hotel on Nov. 10, 2005 in Amman, Jordan. According to reports, al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the bombings that ripped through three luxury hotels in Jordan's capital, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 100 others on Nov. 9.
Journalists view the wrecked, bomb-damaged wedding hall at the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. Al-Qaida issued an Internet claim of responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels, linking the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq and calling Amman the "backyard garden" for U.S. operations.
Ashraf al-Akhras, left, and his bride, Nadia Alami, are welcomed by their relatives during their wedding ceremony at the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman, Jordan, prior to the suicide bombing attack, on Nov. 9, 2005 in Amman, Jordan. The groom suffered serious injuries and was rushed to an Amman hospital. The bride escaped injury, but the newlyweds both lost their fathers in the deadly blast.
An image from television shows a view of the lobby of the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman, Jordan, one of three hotels attacked by suspected suicide bombers on Wednesday evening Nov. 9, 2005. The Radisson explosion ripped through a banquet room where about 250 people were attending a wedding reception.
Jordan's Queen Rania, right, holds the hand of an unidentified injured woman during a visit to injured victims of three suicide bomb attacks in an Amman hospital on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005.
Forensic experts work in front of the Days Inn hotel in Amman, Jordan, that was targeted by an explosion that authorities said could have been caused by a suicide bomber. The blasts rocked the Radisson SAS, the Grand Hyatt and the Days Inn Hotel in quick succession on Nov. 9, 2005.
Amman's Grand Hyatt hotel was the scene of one of three hotel blasts in the Jordanian capital on Nov. 9, 2005.
Jordanian security forces stand guard outside Amman's Radisson SAS hotel following an explosion at the hotel Nov. 9, 2005. The evening blasts rocked three hotels frequented by Westerners in the Jordanian capital. Two of the blasts appear to have been caused by bombers with suicide belts, and a third by a suicide car bomb, according to Jordan's deputy prime minister.
Emergency vehicles sit in front of the Grand Hyatt hotel after an explosion Nov. 9, 2005 in Amman, Jordan. Explosions rocked three hotels, the Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn, in the Jordanian capital.
A firefighting vehicle enters the main gate of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Amman, Jordan, after explosions rocked three hotels in the capital late Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005.
Jordanian security forces stand guard in front of the main gate of the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman. Explosions rocked two other hotels in the Jordanian capital.
The main entrance of the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman after a deadly explosion Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005. Explosions also rocked the Grand Hyatt and Days Inn hotels in the Jordanian capital. Jordanian police Maj. Bashir al-Da'aja said officials believe all the Amman hotel attacks were carried out by suicide bombers.
Jordanian civilians and police help an injured man in front of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman after explosions rocked three hotels in Jordan's capital late Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005. A police officer at the Radisson site said it was caused "apparently by a bomb."
Medical services vehicles enter the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman after three explosions rocked hotels in Jordan's capital late Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005. Officials believe the deadly blasts at the Grand Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn hotels were carried out by suicide bombers.
An injured man is moved to an ambulance in front of the Grand Hyatt hotel Nov. 9, 2005 in Amman, Jordan. Police say suicide bombers carried out the simultaneous attacks on three hotels frequented by foreigners in Jordan's capital of Amman.
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