Al Qaida Claims Amman Blasts

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Al Qaida yesterday issued an internet claim of responsibility for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people in the Jordanian capital and linked the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq, calling Amman the "backyard garden" for US operations.

Police continued a broad security lockdown and authorities sent DNA samples for testing to identify the attackers. Land borders were reopened after being closed for nearly 12 hours. Government spokesman Bassel Tarawneh lowered the death toll, citing confusion in the early hours after the blasts.

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Al Qaida Claims Amman Blasts

He said the victims included 15 Jordanians, one Saudi, one Palestinian, five Iraqis, three Chinese, one Indonesian and 30 others whos...

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