Last night, we got another reminder that the war on terror needs to remain at the top of our priority list. This time it came from Amman, Jordan, where three simaltaneous suicide bombers killed at least 50 people at three hotels. Ironically, while each of the hotels is affiliated with an American company, they are franchises owned by Jordanian citizens.
AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 10 — Three nearly simultaneous bomb blasts tore through hotels here Wednesday night, killing more than 50 people, wounding at least 110 and sending fear and panic through the streets of the normally tranquil city.
Jordanian authorities immediately shut down many of the capital’s main roads and deployed dozens of ambulances, police cars and military vehicles to help evacuate the wounded to a half-dozen overflowing hospitals. The country’s land borders were closed about an hour after the attacks.
No group immediately asserted responsibility for the attack, though several government officials said the coordination and execution — apparently by suicide attackers — bore the mark of the al Qaeda network.
Meanwhile, CNN is reporting that a claim of responsibility has been made:
AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) — Al Qaeda in Iraq, a group led by wanted militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is claiming responsibility for three suicide bombings in hotels in Amman, Jordan, according to a posting on a Web site Thursday.
More news gathered by Michelle Malkin
