Jordan Hotel Blasts Kill Over 60 Victims
More than 60 people have been killed and more than 300 injured in explosions at international hotels in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
The Grand Hyatt, Radisson and Days Inn hotels were hit in near-simultaneous blasts just before 2100 (1900GMT).
Police say they suspect the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers.
Jordan, a key US ally in the Middle East, has long been regarded as a prime target for attacks by radical Islamic militants, correspondents say.
"Three terrorist operations targeted the Radisson SAS, the Grand Hyatt and the Days Inn hotels," police spokesman Bashir al-Daajeh told Jordanian news agency Petra.
Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Muasher told CNN television that two of the blasts appear to have been carried out by suicide bombers strapped with explosive, and the third by a suicide car bomb.
No details have emerged so far of the names or nationalities of the victims, but officials say most are thought to be Jordanian.
Many of the casualties are thought to have been among 250 guests at a wedding reception in the Radisson hotel.
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