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2005 Amman bombings

9 November 2005 · Jordan

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The 2005 Amman bombings were a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks on three hotel lobbies in Amman, Jordan, on 9 November 2005. 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. The three hotels were frequented by foreign diplomats. The bomb at the Radisson SAS exploded in the Philadelphia Ballroom, where a Palestinian wedding hosting hundreds of guests was taking place. The attacks killed 57 people and injured 115 others.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq was quick to claim responsibility for the attack.

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2005 Amman bombings. (2026, October 14). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Amman_bombings&oldid=1380207200

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